revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
battlefield; battleground
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; during; while; although; all; both
to be worried; to be troubled
source of worry; source of distress
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift