expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to have a talk; to tell a story
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
defense; defence; protection
function; facility; faculty; feature
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
such; this sort of; like this
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
human kindness; human weakness
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
consideration; taking into account
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections