with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
time; hour; period; class
to need; to demand; to take; to require
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
violent emotion; passion; fury
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
living person; the living
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
I see; that's right; indeed
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
prospects of victory; chances of success
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
if it is the case that ...
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
please (give me); please (do for me)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
pointing out; identification
connection; link; relationship
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be surprised; to be astonished
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible