still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
after a long time; for the first time in a while
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to pile up; to accumulate
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
perfect; complete; flawless
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
bank; banking institution
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all