envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
tension; mental strain; nervousness
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to flare up; to burst into flames
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to entrust; to leave to a person
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
society; the world; the times
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
that; the matter in question