(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to thrust away; to send flying
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
mask; disguise; guise; mask
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to be entwined; to be involved
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
price; cost; value; worth; value
carelessly; inattentively
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to be too late; to be too slow
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to subsist; to keep on living
to droop; to be depressed
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
sealed letter; sealed document; enclosure
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very