stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
wherein; therein; thereinto
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)
sick person; patient; invalid
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
serious; severe; grave; acute
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
notice; attention; observation
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
ten; 10; ten years of age
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
supporting evidence; corroboration
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
outsider; someone outside of a group
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
I see; that's right; indeed
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
address book; list of addresses; mailing list
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to smile (at); to grin (at)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
essential; important; crucial; vital; main