going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
how many months?; how long?
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
until now; so far; up to the present
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to talk; to carry meaning
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
right beside; close to; nearby
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
though; notwithstanding; although
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce