discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
speech; expression; wording; language
I see; that's right; indeed
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to talk to oneself; to mutter
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
minimum; at the very least
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
such; this sort of; like this
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here