not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to feel; to sense; to experience
until now; so far; up to the present
down to earth; reasonable
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
(social) position; status
imprisonment; incarceration
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
government; administration
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
that day; the very same day
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant