more than anything; above all else
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
thousands; several thousand
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
because; for; the reason why is ...
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
in succession; one by one
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve