to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
card (with a message written on it)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
disclosure; exposure; revelation
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
illicit sexual relationship
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
country living; life in the country; country life
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
everywhere; all over; throughout
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance