to be able to manage somehow or other
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
don't worry; there's no need to worry
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
way out; means to escape; escape route
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
feelings; thoughts; meaning
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
more than usual (usu. time)
everything; anything; nothing
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to let out a cry; to break forth
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy