complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
just the other day; quite recently
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to fly around; to scatter
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to dye fast; to leave undyed
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light
sketching; pointillism; stippling
a posteriori; posteriority
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance