coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
foreign enemy; outside invader
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to intend; to be sure that
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
short distance; short range; short-haul
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning