to go through formalities
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
to understand; to make out
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
self-deception; self-deceit
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
psychological description
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
going upstream; sailing against the current
depression; low spirits; dejection
belief that everything can be explained by science; scientism
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
complication; confusion; disorder
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
protest; refutation; pleading
imperative sentence; imperative statement
telecommunication equipment
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
arrest; apprehension; capture
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle