alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
consideration; taking into account
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
if it is the case that ...
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
until now; so far; up to the present
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
firm; strong; solid; stable
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
rather; better; instead; if anything
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality