grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
flight; desertion; escape
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
elopement; running away with a lover
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
as (for); for; in the capacity of
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
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)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to wander; to roam from place to place
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of