emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
unimpressive; unimpressed
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
emotional strength; force of will
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
striking; remarkable; considerable
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
just managing; with great difficulty
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be worn down; to be reduced
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
verge of death; dying moments
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning