but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
time; season; period; phase; stage
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
endurance; perseverance; patience
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
anything and everything; just about everything
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
while; during; while; although; all; both
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
it is not (like that) either
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
distant look; faraway look
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety