given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
river; stream; River; the ... river
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
silence; stillness; quietness
incident; affair; happening; event
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
in the same way as; just like
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting