lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
being too late; losing one's final chance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
all; entire; whole; altogether
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to become better; to improve
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
at; in; at; when; by; with
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)