as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
thought; consideration; thinking
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
several years; a few years
to put into effect; to put into practice
to think constantly about; to dwell on
is that so?; I see; right; oh
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to do together; to share; to participate in
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience