level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to overdo; to do too much
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
man who is popular with women
first world problem; good problem to have
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
right in the middle (of); midst; height
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
battlefield; battleground
Vietcong; Viet Cong (communist guerrilla soldiers who fought in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter