unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
hostility; animosity; enmity
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to watch steadily; to stare
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)
to be born; to come into the world
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to look young; to seem young
face; looks; vestiges; trace
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
until now; so far; up to the present
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement