family; relatives; dependents; household
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
plaintive (melody, tone, etc.); sad; mournful; doleful; sorrowful
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
jumping about; rampancy; domination
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to lose sight of; to miss
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
dead of night; shades of night; black of night