on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
bad influence; negative influence
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
otherwise; or else; if not
even though; despite; when
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
not limited to; not just ...
not yet known; unknown; strange
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
both (people); the two of them
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to repaint; to paint again
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
ancient times; prehistoric times
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
back (of a chair); backrest
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
of late; lately; this part; this point; here