anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
pessimism; disappointment
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to mow; to reap; to harvest
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
control; check; restraint; inhibition
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
globally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve