grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
how; in what way; by what means
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to increase; to add to; to augment
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
damp; moist (negative nuance)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
image; figure; figure; form; image
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
letter; missive; note; mail
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
telecommunications; correspondence
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat