slight; light; thin; faint; dim
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
infancy; childhood; tender age
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
that; the matter in question
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
principle of living only for the moment
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
preparatory phase; preparatory period
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to stick it out (until the end)
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
natural calamity; disaster
chaos of war; war turmoil
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
incendiary bomb; firebomb