futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
light; easy; non-serious; minor
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination