wide turn; detour; the long way around
to lose heart; to lose motivation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to complete decisively; to do to completion
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy