holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
busy; having no time (for)
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to make a speech; to address
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
with a collapse; with a slump
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
grudge; complaint; reproach
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
foolish look; stupid look
to change (one's clothes)
refutation; rebuttal; retort
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
boasting of one's strength
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
on bad terms; at loggerheads
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
repentance; confession; penitence
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out