as one had hoped; as one wishes
that is to say; so that means
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
self-analysis; autoanalysis
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
such ... as; or some such
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
look!; there!; here!; that is
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
protest; refutation; pleading
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to shake one's head (in denial)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close