discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
now that; since; so long as; because
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
for this very reason; that is exactly why
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to comfort; to console; to amuse
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
of course; certainly; naturally
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
pride; dignity; self-worth
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
technique; art; skill; move
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
snake; serpent; large snake
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
at; in; at; when; by; with
will not do; do not; does not
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal