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
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
way; method; means; resource; course
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
these guys; these fellows
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to tear off; to strip; to rob
elegant; graceful; refined
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to freeze to death; to die of cold
to become frosted; to become frosty
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard