…used to indicate that something is regrettable but is now beyond retrieval…
…a man who does not conform to approved standards of behaviour, especially in a particular sphere of activity…
…used to express approval (or criticism) of a person’s decision or suggestion…
…used to express sympathy or commiserations…
…used to express approval (or disapproval or dissatisfaction)…
…a bad or corrupt person in a group, especially one whose behaviour is likely to have a detrimental influence on the others…
…a day on which everything seems to go wrong, characterized as a day on which one’s hair is particularly unmanageable…
…be commendable or admirable (or unpleasant or undesirable)…
…in a willing and happy (or resentful and reluctant) manner…
…(of a clock or watch) record time accurately (or inaccurately)…
…in disfavour (or favour) with someone…
…be very powerfully affected emotionally, especially by love…
…a person’s emotional state or the atmosphere of a place as communicated to and felt by others…
…used to refer to a police interrogation technique in which one officer feigns a sympathetic or protective attitude while another adopts an aggressive approach…
…do something that is helpful (or unhelpful) for someone…
…be regarded by someone with favour (or disfavour)…
…damage the reputation of someone or something…
…be in (or out of) favour with (someone)…
…(among North American Indians and some other peoples) a spell, charm, or fetish believed to have healing, protective, or other power…
…decide that it is futile to devote further time or energy to something…
…a strong feeling of distress or disgust following an experience…
…incur further loss in a hopeless attempt to recoup a previous loss…
…make a favourable (or unfavourable) impression through one’s performance…
…do something as well as one can under difficult circumstances…
…someone or something unwelcome will always reappear or return…
…a person who rarely (or often) becomes sick at sea in rough weather…
