place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be worn down; to be reduced
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
grudge; complaint; reproach
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
good humour (humor); good mood
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
polish; grinding; sharpening
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
your husband; her husband
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to change completely; to change suddenly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
tips of one's hair; hair ends
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all