reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
passage; path; route; one's way
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
solution; solution strategy
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
very recently; in the very recent past
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
outside the country; abroad
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
greeting; a fine thing to say
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one's post; place of work; workplace
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
front entrance; front door
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition