sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
sympathy; compassion; pity
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
at someone's (something's) mercy
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to live through; to survive
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
one end; an end; part; fragment
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
empirical; from experience
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to have the privilege of doing
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one