little by little; bit by bit
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
regret; repentance; remorse
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be helpful; to be useful
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
solitude; loneliness; isolation
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that