dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to collapse; to flop (onto)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
for example; for instance; e.g.
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
tool; implement; means; furniture
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
putting into operation; invocation
time; hour; period; class
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to need; to demand; to take; to require
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon