to talk (a person) down; to confute
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
sense of values; values; value system
choices; alternatives; options
uselessly; pointlessly; in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; idly
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
firm; unshakeable; resolute
establishment; settlement
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
rare; extraordinary; singular
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to subsist; to keep on living
for example; for instance; e.g.
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to trample; to crush underfoot
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
this world; this life; world of the living
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious