to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
oral contraceptives; the pill
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label