putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
separation; farewell; parting
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
this world; this life; world of the living
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
long time; long interval; for quite some time
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)