change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
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
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
to lend an ear to; to listen to
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
rival; competitor; competition
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
right side; right-hand side
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to lose one's way; to get lost
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
idea (in Platonic thought)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
derailment; digression; deviation
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly