painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
detached; aloof; indifferent
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
since one was born; (in) all one's life
number of times; frequency; count