to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
one's own property; possessions
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
unanticipated; unexpected
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
(social) position; status
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...