to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
feeling; sense; impression
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
appointment; rendezvous; date
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
urgent; requiring quick (response)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
independent action; acting alone
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
for this very reason; that is exactly why
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
assertion; declaration; affirmation
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
vitality; energy; dynamism
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
how long; how far; how much
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to pretend; to act (as if)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
rebellion; great uprising
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
sorry; excuse me; thank you