miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
phantom; vision; illusion
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
emotional scars; mental trauma
is something that; is that which
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
corridor; hallway; passageway