(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to badger; to pester; to beg
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
question; inquiry; enquiry
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
interference; intervention; meddling
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
doctor's visit; house call
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing