resignation; acceptance; consolation
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
opposite; reverse; contrary
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
remaining snow; lingering snow
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...