emotional strength; force of will
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to do together; to share; to participate in
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
consideration; taking into account
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to accept; to receive; to agree
for the first time in one's life
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
resignation; acceptance; consolation
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
indisposition; emperor's illness; unhappiness
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of