life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
family; members of a family
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
myself; yourself; I; me; you
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
reality; actuality; hard fact
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
single word; a few words; brief comment
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)