| quemadmodum (adv.) | how, in what way; just as |
| congruō, -ere, -uī | agree, fit, coincide |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| simul, adv. | at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| affirmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | assert, declare firmly |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| assiduus, -a, -um | constant, unremitting |
| occupātiō, -ōnis f. | business, engagement, being busy |
| impediō, -pedīre, -pedīvī, -pedītus | hinder, prevent, impede |
| scrīptum, -ī n. | something written; (pl.) writings, works |
| noster, -tra, -trum | our |
| dēsīderō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | long for, miss; require |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| vix, adv. | with difficulty, scarcely, hardly, barely |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| ōtiōsus, -a, -um | at leisure, quiet; as noun: a peaceful citizen |
| impetrō, -petrāre, -petrāvī, -petrātus | gain one's end, obtain (a request) |
| aliquis, -quid, indef. pron. | someone, any one, something, anything, some, any |
| pereō, -īre, -ii, -itūrus | pass away, perish |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| patior, patī, passus, bear | suffer, allow |
| ergō (adv.) | therefore, then; quid ergō? what then? |
| aestās, -tātis, f. | summer |
| inquiētus, -a, -um | restless |
| vōs | plur. of tū |
| exerceō, -ercēre, -ercuī, -ercitus | exercise |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| trānscurrō, -currere, -currī, -cursum | run across; run by, pass quickly |
| hiems, hiemis f. | winter |
| dēmum, adv. | at last |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| crēdibilis, -e | credible |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| nox, noctis, f. | night |
| saltem (adv.) | at least |
| vacō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | be empty, be unoccupied |
| quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītus | seek; ask, inquire |
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| potissimum (adv.) | above all, in preference to all others |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| nūgae, -ārum f. pl. | trifles, nonsense; jokes, light entertainment |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| exhibeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | show, display, present |
| interim (adv.) | meanwhile |
| abundē (adv.) | in plenty, more than enough |
| sī, conj. | if |
| epistula, -ae f. | letter |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| molestus, -a, -um | troublesome; molestus esse (+ dat.), to bother |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| ideō (adv.) | for that reason, therefore |
| brevis, -e | short |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |