one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
indicate reason; infers some protest
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
chair; stool; post; office; position