apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
doppelgänger; doppelganger
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to make a vow; to take an oath
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
yearned for; longed for; missed
preface; introduction; preamble
unconditionally; as a rule
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation