to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
without thinking of the consequences
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
an issue being settled; a case being closed
influencing (a person) for good
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
signature; signing; sealing
activity; briskness; prosperity
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
Las Vegas (abbr); Vega$ (TV series)
powder snow; powdery snow
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
once upon a time; a long time ago
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt