darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to face; to go towards; to head towards
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
don't you think?; indicates question
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
that's the way it is; such is life
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory