moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
after a long time; for the first time in a while
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to become dim; to become blurred
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
short pause; short interval
to pause; to have a short intermission
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
memory; sense; experience
one night; one evening; all night; overnight