scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to begin to walk; to set out
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
music school; music academy; conservatory
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
woman; female; feminine gender
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to turn towards; to point
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
environment; circumstance
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
determination; resolution
to recall; to remember; to recollect
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
advance; moving forward; progress
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
in order; in turn; one by one