to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
being good-for-nothing; useless person
failure (e.g. of a bill, motion); falling through; rejection; miscarriage
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to do over; to remake; to resume
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
way of speaking; intimation
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)