reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
simmer; bubble out; flow out
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
teatime; tea break; coffee break
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to talk to oneself; to mutter
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
comfort; consolation; diversion
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
calamity; misfortune; disaster
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)