clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
sincere; earnest; serious
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
a few years ago; some years back
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
candy; sweet; confectionary
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
production (e.g. play); direction
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture