to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to run up to; to rush over
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey there; I say; see here
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
police substation; residential police box
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled