to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
unproductive; counterproductive
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
considerably; fairly; quite
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
absence; disregard; indifference
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving