to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
higher rank; better position
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to shed light; to cast light
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to attempt; to test; to try out
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to lose sight of; to miss
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
because of; owing to; due to
to spend time (on doing something)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to move forward; to move on
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
amount of sugar; sugar content
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world