endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
anything and everything; just about everything
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
self-consciousness; self-awareness
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
wrong course; evil course
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
story; tale; talk; discussion
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
first-rate; finest quality; the best
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well