to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
in spite of; regardless of
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
such ... as; or some such
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
parting; separation; farewell
long time; long interval; for quite some time
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees