to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
consequently; as a result
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
such ... as; or some such
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved