dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
inattention; absent-mindedness
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to recall; to remember; to recollect
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
starting point; starting line
difference; variation; difference
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
one large ...; a great ...
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to check; to stop; to keep back
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to lose sight of; to miss
how many months?; how long?