to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
number one; first; best; most; game; round
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
such; like that; that sort of
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
means; way; method; measure
failure; mistake; blunder
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
physical strength; muscular strength
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
instead; but (on the other hand)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
resignation; acceptance; consolation
by all means; at all costs
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
applicant; candidate; volunteer
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
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)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
you could say that; that might be so
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after