in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
forgetting; lapse of memory
interested person; volunteer; supporter
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
in succession; one by one
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
older sister and younger brother
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to hand over; to surrender
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
again (and again); once again; yet again
jumble (of two or several things); mix
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money