obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
every evening; every night
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
and then; and so; and; so then
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
grasp; catch; understanding
eye measurement; measure with eye
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
without; but if; otherwise; or else
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to throw at; to turn; to raise
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy