nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
innermost depths of one's heart
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
pressure; oppression; suppression
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye