to be nearing death; to be dying
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
medium; agency; carrier; vector; fomite
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; going flat (of a carbonated drink, beer, etc.)
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
root; source; origin; basis
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
contemplation; meditation; (objective) observation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
purification; refining; simplification
area; region; district; locality
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
dark; not understood; unknown
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
why; how; for what reason
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
ray (of light); beam; light
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)