faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
signed book; autographed book
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
consequence; outcome; result; blame
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)