to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to be silent; to say nothing
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points