all day long; all the day; throughout the day
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
people; men and women; each person; everybody
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
testimony; (verbal) evidence
authenticity; credibility
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
government official; clerk
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
possible; likely; probable
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
pride; dignity; self-respect
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to recall; to remember; to recollect
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
very interesting; of great interest
pure; true; genuine; unmixed