to subsist; to keep on living
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
regret; repentance; remorse
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
around the world; throughout the world
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
street; quarter; district; area
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to get along well with; to make a go of it
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
using as an intermediary; through
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
again (and again); once again; yet again
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
in the same way as; just like
stairs; stairway; staircase
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
(made of) stone; stone-built
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
to some extent; to a certain extent
considerably; greatly; a lot
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level