to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
at first; in the beginning; originally
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
donation; presentation; gift
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be absorbed in reading
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to attempt; to test; to try out
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
near; nearby; not far off
to find out; to discover; to locate
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to pick up; to find; to gather
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
near; nearby; not far off