bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
being all smiles with joy
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
how; in what way; by what means
this world; this life; world of the living
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
really; truly; indeed; good grief
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
time; hour; period; class
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to show up; to appear; to turn up
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable