various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
product; produce; result; fruit
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
social work; social project; social enterprise; social welfare service
charity; benevolence; philanthropy
to boil down; to condense; to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials
personal feelings; self-interest
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
no exception; without exception; always the same
craving; longing; thirsting
living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
ultramarine colour (color)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)