sincere; earnest; serious
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
rather; sooner; preferably
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
decision; determination; resolution
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
landing; alighting; touch down
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success