to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to feel depressed; to be down
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
restlessly; in continuous motion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
shades of evening; dead of night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed