to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
lost article; something forgotten
small fraction; small proportion
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
main cause; primary factor
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
at a loss for words; stumped for words
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
yellowish; tinged with yellow
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
manners; courtesy; etiquette
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
to be excited; to be elated
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope