retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to grimace; to make a wry face
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
how; in what way; in what manner
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to forget completely; to leave behind
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
adherent; devotee; believer
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)