for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
back off!; leave me alone!
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
looking pale; looking unwell
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
explosion; rupture; break off
from the beginning; from scratch
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful