lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
writing; composition; essay; sentence
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
memories; recollections; reminiscence
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
anything and everything; just about everything
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
student accommodation; student dormitory
nap; doze; short sleep; staringly; fixedly
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
number of times; frequency; count
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
not caring; not giving a damn
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
that; the matter in question
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to repeat; to do over again
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on