before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
life; living; I; me; student
society; the world; the times
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to comb down; to smooth down
concreteness; feasibility
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind