deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
regret; repentance; remorse
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
the same kind; accomplice; partner
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to step over or across; to overcome
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
early on; earlier on; from early
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
incompetent; have no merit
to talk to oneself; to mutter
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
property; fortune; assets
made-to-order; custom-made
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
those (near the second person)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
reason; cause; circumstances
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)