very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to torment; to torture; to harass
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
consequence; outcome; result; blame
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
another time; some other time
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
parting; separation; farewell
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about