to feel depressed; to be down
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
resolutely; determinedly; strictly; authoritatively; solemnly; gravely
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
leisure; leisure time; spare time
independent action; acting alone
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
alone; by oneself; on one's own
individualism; egoism; selfishness
deviation; departure; omission
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
affection among kindred spirits; bonding; fellow feeling
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously