to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
distant look; faraway look
too (much); overly; excessively
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
active; dynamic; energetic
one day; (on) a certain day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
don't you think?; indicates question
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle