wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
(already) known; established
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
reduction by half; halving
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
in that manner; like that
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
perception; sensation; awareness
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
for this very reason; that is exactly why
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to fight against; to oppose; to face
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to have a bitter experience
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)