sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
wherein; therein; thereinto
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to run around; to bustle about
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
inside one's heart; in one's mind
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to invite in; to show someone in
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest