readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
control; check; restraint; inhibition
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
regret; repentance; remorse
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
in deep black; in jet black
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
such ... as; or some such
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
thickly; stickily; viscously
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that