deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
dealing with; coping with
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
to push away; to push aside; to shove
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
at that time; in those days
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
accurate; correct; precise; exact
that is to say; so that means
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
to collect; to assemble; to gather
as (for); for; in the capacity of
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough