absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
psychiatry; psychiatric department
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
considerably; greatly; a lot
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
at least; at most; (even) just
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
now that you say that; now that you mention it
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
infant; baby; little child
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing