low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
tedious; boring; being fed up with
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to become possible; to become able to (do)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
comfort; consolation; diversion
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to watch over; to watch attentively
how many years; how long; what year
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
parting; separation; farewell
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to incur someone's enmity
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to be dead; to be lifeless
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to have a hard time of it