depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
tedious; boring; being fed up with
exaltation; emotional uplift
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
curse; spell; malediction
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
such ... as; or some such
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to shake; to sway; to waver
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how