to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
that is to say; so that means
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
society; the world; the times
unapproved; lack of approval
individual; private person; personal; natural person
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
being adopted into the family of one's bride
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to find out; to discover; to locate
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
only recently; just of late
fundraising; financing; cash flow
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
reopening; resumption; restarting
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation