but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
had better ...; had better not ...
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to put someone to work; to make someone work
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
last days; the end; one's fate
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
price; cost; value; worth; value
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to be injured; to sustain a wound
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way; method; means; resource; course
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
step; stride; counter for steps
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
chilly; unpleasantly cold
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge