love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
stimulating; exciting; provocative
story; tale; talk; discussion
pride; dignity; self-worth
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
wedded life; married life
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
how; in what way; how about; questionable
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
choices; alternatives; options
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
changing lanes; lane change; change of course; changing one's field of study
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to live; to make a living; to get on with