plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
it's no joke; gimme a break!
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
firm; strong; solid; stable
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
sense of duty (obligation)
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
himself; yourself; herself
about; concerning; related to; -ish
as if it were about oneself
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
equality; impartiality; evenness
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
summer vacation; summer holiday
job; work; duties; trade; skill
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
family-oriented way of life; family-first way of life; cocooning
to degenerate; to lapse into
petty bourgeois; lower middle class