to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
consequently; as a result
to mark the end; to spell the end
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
first-rate; finest quality; the best
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
experiment; experimentation