starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to understand; to make out
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
employment; starting work
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
labor; labour; toil; hardship