absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
how long; how far; how much
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
expressing one's mind; speaking out
thought; consideration; thinking
this world; this life; world of the living
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to subsist; to keep on living
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
successive generations; successive emperors
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
every year; yearly; annually
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
duty; obligation; responsibility
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot