to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
staying the night; lodging (at)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
room allocation; assignment of rooms
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
excursion; field trip; school trip
(find) common (meeting) ground
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
father; dad; husband; you; he
man; male; masculine gender
allocation; assignment; allotment
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
deep emotion; strong feelings
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to like; to love; to be fond of
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive