letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to think too much; to be over-concerned
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
this occasion; at this time; now
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business