readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
if you think about it; come to think of it
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to prevent; to take precautions
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
jokingly; in the form of a joke
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
(not so) much; (not) very