sympathy; compassion; pity
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
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to dye; to colour; to color
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to throw away; to abandon
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
is that so?; I see; right; oh
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to squeeze out; to wring out
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to overflow from something full
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that