judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
desperation; self-abandonment
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
visual hallucination; vision
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to be conspicuous; to stand out
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
still (continuing); as ever; further
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
difference; discrepancy; variation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
deep-seated grudge; hatred
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to read the situation; to sense the mood
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to break the silence; to break one's silence