tenth day of the month; ten days
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
greatest mistake of one's life
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to be smeared; to be covered
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
trembling from fear; trembling all over
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
change; transformation; inversion
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress