to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
society; the world; the times
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
feigned tears; crocodile tears
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
nature; property; disposition
accumulation; accumulate; store
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to have an eye on; to zero in on
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
way out; means to escape; escape route
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
colour; color; hue; tints
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
outside world; physical world
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
to find out; to discover; to locate
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)