unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
drifting; drift; being adrift
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to lie down; to throw oneself down
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
funny story; funny anecdote
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
colour; color; hue; tints
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to rock; to shake; to swing
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)