to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
conviction; belief; confidence
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
of course; certainly; naturally
just because; even if; even though
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
letting (someone) die without helping
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
consequently; as a result; in the end
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement