poor physical health; bad shape
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to tumble down; to roll down
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
bombshell announcement (statement)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
hard struggle; strenuous effort
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
good-for-nothing; worthless
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
state of mind; (one's) mental state
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
at work; in the midst of work; working
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
counter seat; seat at the counter
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot