the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
considerably; greatly; a lot
practice; practising; training; study
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
time; season; period; phase; stage
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot