(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to feel depressed; to be down
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
simply; merely; only; solely
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
alone; by oneself; on one's own
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
person who expresses themselves (through speech, art, etc.); creator; author; speaker; poster
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
when it becomes; when it comes to
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice