dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
duty; obligation; responsibility
residing; living; dwelling
editor (in publishing, etc.)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to move (house); to change residence
one's post; place of work; workplace
to cross the line; to go too far
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away