sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
that day; the very same day
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
neighbourhood; neighborhood
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
cooperation; coordination; link
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely