trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
scattered; separated; dispersed
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to recall; to remember; to recollect
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what