to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
research; study; investigation
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
alone; by oneself; on one's own
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
door; gate; opening; title page
clicking; clopping; clacking
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
stairs; stairway; staircase
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint