poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
author; writer; novelist; artist
near oneself; close to one; familiar
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
solitude; loneliness; isolation
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(some) more; even more; longer; further
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year