how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to accept; to receive; to agree
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to thrust away; to send flying
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to become red; to redden; to blush
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to roll about; to writhe about
covered in mud; mud-caked
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
front entrance; front door
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
more than usual; especially; particularly
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)