polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to succeed; to bear fruit
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to sink (into); to get depressed
shades of evening; dead of night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)