that's the way it is; such is life
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to make a vow; to take an oath
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
difficult to ...; hard to ...
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
perfect; complete; flawless
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to tighten; to press hard
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to mark the end; to spell the end
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey