solitude; loneliness; isolation
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
comparatively; relatively
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to lie down; to throw oneself down
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to have meaning; to be meaningful
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
for example; for instance; e.g.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
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)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
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