empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
image; figure; figure; form; image
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to live; to make a living; to get on with
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
incessant talking; rapid talking
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
man; male; masculine gender
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(not) even once; (not) ever
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
outward appearance; apparent
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to approach; to draw near
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to look down on; to condescend
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may