reality; actuality; hard fact
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
with a start; with a jump
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
fine weather; fair weather
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...