dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
forcibly; against one's will
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to recall; to remember; to recollect
probability; likelihood; chances
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
observation; survey; watching
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
library (usu. single-room); small library
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)