in comparison to; rather than
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
for example; for instance; e.g.
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
incident; affair; happening; event
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
another time; some other time
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness