confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
(not) even once; (not) ever
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
flour; meal; powder; dust
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
postponement; deferment; adjournment
weather forecast; weather report
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
cancellation; abandonment
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to continue to rain or snow
society; the world; the times
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
postponement; moving to a later date