now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to apologize; to apologise
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
release; liberation; acquittal
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
(police) detective; criminal matter
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed