in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
wake (of a ship or aircraft); flight path
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
rule; reign; peaceful times
good; goodness; right; virtue
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
particular; hard to please; fussy
society; the world; the times
to choose; to select; to pick (out)