modern times; the modern age; this day and age
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
meditation; contemplation
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
wetting; love affair; lover
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
shopping; purchased goods
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
difference; disparity; gap
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
useless resistance; vain struggle
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be worn down; to be reduced
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
financial planner; feature phone
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
contradiction; inconsistency
desperately; for one's dear life
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance