helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
sincere; earnest; serious
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
considerably; fairly; quite
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
safety; welfare; well-being
to find out; to discover; to locate
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
no, not like that (but like this)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
near; close; beside; third person
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself