to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
secret; private; surreptitious
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
violent emotion; passion; fury
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away