gradually; day by day; every day; each day
outside world; physical world
to forget completely; to leave behind
isolation; being alone; being friendless
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
chief; main; principal; important
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
clear; precise; definite; distinct
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
cooperation; collaboration
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(medical) doctor; physician
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to step firmly; to harden by treading
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)