the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
wrong; different; not like that
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to repeat; to do something over again
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
on the way back; returning
that day; the very same day
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to be worried; to be troubled
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words