repentance; confession; penitence
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
work; business; company; study
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to call in; to invite; to bring in
street; quarter; district; area
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
steady progress; rapid advance
progress; advance; improvement; development
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
establishment; settlement
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
way (of doing); manner; method
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
resentment; indignation; anger
to bend; to warp; to curve
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around