to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
blunder; slip; error; error
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach