complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
knowing; (an) acquaintance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to die; to lay down life's burden
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in great haste
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
dark of the night; darkness of the night
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to run around; to bustle about
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to come into being; to be born
aloneness; loneliness; solitude