vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
cold reception; inhospitality
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
now that; since; so long as; because
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to be kind to; to treat kindly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
February; second month of the lunar calendar
exploitation; overuse; abuse
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)