momentous (crucial) decision
commercial version (e.g. of software); production version; release version
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to let out a cry; to break forth
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
negotiations; discussions; connection
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to force open; to push open
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
nothing but; none other than
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
president (of a society); chairman
troubled face; worried expression
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation