by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
true character; real nature
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
at least; at most; (even) just
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
process; course; mechanism
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to move forward; to move on
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in succession; one by one
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
if so; in that case; in that situation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all