to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
advance; moving forward; progress
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to sit down; to take a seat
composed expression; clear face
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to mix; to stir; to blend
guidelines for action; personal principles
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains