liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
sympathy; compassion; pity
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
even if not; even without
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
justification; rationalization
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
living by oneself; living alone
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
had better ...; had better not ...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)