faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
all; entire; whole; altogether
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to speak; to hear a voice
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
how long; how far; how much
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with