second day of the month; two days
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
gym bag; sports bag; duffel bag; duffle bag; drum-shaped bag; cylindrical bag
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
closely; compactly; leaving no space
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to be badly made; to fail
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
world; society; people; the public
to get along well with; to make a go of it
consequence; outcome; result; blame
sympathy; compassion; pity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
year in, year out; always; 24-7
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness