front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to like; to love; to be fond of
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 have a reason; to have an excuse
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
very busy (person or thing)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to squash; to crush; to flatten
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
reconciliation; make peace with
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
joint together; opposite; facing
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
how many months?; how long?