regret; repentance; remorse
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
question; inquiry; enquiry
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
while; during; while; although; all; both
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
strong interaction; strong force
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
only; merely; but; no more than
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...