vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
quiet; still; surreptitious
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
elementary; basic; rudimentary
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
philanderer; womanizer; man who takes advantage of women; womanizing; philandering
single-mother household; fatherless family
older sister and younger brother
this and that; one thing or another
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
day (as in holiday); daytime
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to lie deep in; to extend far back
endless; boundless; everlasting
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to be transparent; to show through
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-