serious; severe; grave; acute
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to pierce through; to break through
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
for this very reason; that is exactly why
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
senior; elder; person older than oneself
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
I see; that's right; indeed
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
at once; immediately; right now
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate