speculation; thinking; meditation
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
root; source; origin; cause
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
offense; offence; crime; punishment
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that's the way it is; such is life
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
battlefield; battleground
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
that's a different matter; that's a different story
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
without sparing time for sleep