stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
near; close; beside; third person
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
slowly and quietly; smoothly
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
pretext; pretense; pretence
softly; mildly; gently; politely
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to have troubles; to have concerns
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
warmly; cordially; with tender care
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
longing for; burning desire
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
bashful; shameful; ashamed
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out