composed expression; clear face
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
only; merely; but; no more than
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
second day of the month; two days
sea of blood; pool of blood
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to trample down; to devastate
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
senior; elder; person older than oneself
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
resentment; indignation; anger
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
handrail; railing; banister
negative emotions; negative feelings
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
though; notwithstanding; although
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
although I say; although one might say; although called