| incrēdibilis, e | incredible |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| quantus, -a, -um | how great or much? |
| dēsīderium, -ī, n. | desire, longing |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tus | hold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| causa, -ae, f. | cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of |
| amor, -ōris, m. | love |
| prīmum, adv. | first, in the first place |
| deinde, adv. | then, next |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| cōnsuēscō, -suēscere, -suēvī, -suētus | become accustomed; in tenses of completed action, have become accustomed, be accustomed or wont |
| absum, abesse, āfuī, āfutūrus | be away, be absent, be distant; be wanting |
| inde (adv.) | from there; then |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| nox, noctis, f. | night |
| pars, partis, f. | part, side, direction |
| imāgō, -inis f. | likeness, image, portrait |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| vigil, -is m. | watchman, sentry |
| exigō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctum | drive out; finish, spend (a season) |
| interdiū (adv.) | by day |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| hōra, -ae, f. | hour |
| vīsō, -ere, vīsī, vīsum | go to see, visit; look at |
| soleō, -ēre, solitus sum | be accustomed, usually do |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| diaeta, -ae f. | a room, living quarters (in a villa) |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| vērē (adv.) | truly, really |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day |
| pēs, pedis, m. | foot |
| dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus | lead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry |
| dēnique, adv. | lastly, finally |
| aeger, -gra, -grum | sick, ill; as noun, a sick man |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| maestus, -a, -um | sad, dejected, gloomy |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| similis, -e | like, similar (vērī similis: likely) |
| exclūdō, -clūdere, -clūsī, -clūsus | shut out, hinder, prevent |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| vacuus, -a, -um | empty |
| līmen, -minis, n. | threshold; door |
| recēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessum | go back, withdraw, retire |
| ūnus, -a, -um | one; only, alone |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| tormentum, -ī n. | artillery, siege engine |
| careō, -ēre, -uī | be without, lack (+ abl.) |
| forum, -ī n. | market place, public square |
| amīcus, -ī, m. | friend |
| līs, lītis f. | lawsuit, dispute; damages |
| conterō, -ere, -trīvī, -trītus | crush, grind, bruise |
| aestimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | value, reckon |
| quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj. | what? |
| vīta, -ae, f. | life |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| requiēs, -ētis f. | rest, repose |
| labor, -ōris, m. | labor, toil |
| miseria, -ae f. | misery, distress, suffering |
| cūra, -ae f. | care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern) |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| sōlācium, -ī n. | comfort, consolation |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |