dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
mental; spiritual; emotional
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
that; the matter in question
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
something like ...; something called ...
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
not yet known; unknown; strange
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin; to set about; to start
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
few decades; many decades; several decades
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
covering used to wrap a baby
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
individual differences; personal equation