that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
all present; all concerned; all of us
property; fortune; assets
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
memory; sense; experience
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to press a question; to cross-examine
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)