shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
no need to guess; certainly
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
at first; in the beginning; originally
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
in the hospital; hospitalized
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
labor; labour; toil; hardship
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over