perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
cache; place to hide something
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be found; to be discovered
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
trial; judgement; judgment
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people