to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
as usual; as is one's habit
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
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
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
letter; missive; note; mail
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
for a while; for some time; for a period
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
wherein; therein; thereinto
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing