to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
if so; in that case; in that situation
long (time); protracted; prolonged
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
solitude; loneliness; isolation
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival