fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live through; to survive
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough