to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
how long; how much; to what extent
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
meaning; significance; sense
to be born; to come into the world
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to affect; to impact; to influence