tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
meanwhile; in the meantime
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
if so; in that case; in that situation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to paint (draw) a picture
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet