to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
physical condition; state of health; shape
training; drill; practice; discipline
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
expectation; anticipation; forecast
side table; bedside table
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor