conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
hospitalization; hospitalisation
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
without eating or drinking
striking; remarkable; considerable
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to comfort; to console; to amuse
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)