to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
light (e.g. colour, color)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
private citizen; civilian
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
one grade; first-class; primary
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
sincere; honest; faithful
intelligence; intellect; brains
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
regret; repentance; remorse
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain