this, that and the other; this and that
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
connection; link; relationship
yesterday evening; last night
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
price; cost; value; worth; value
way of asking; way of listening; listener
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
whispering into a person's ear
consequently; as a result
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
on bad terms; at loggerheads
consequently; as a result; in the end
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
with a click; with a snap
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
that is to say; so that means
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)