soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
finishing blow; coup de grâce
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
severe; strict; tough; hard
increment; addition; (amount of) increase
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
chink in the armor (armour)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
moat; fosse; canal; ditch