to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
original story; original version; this volume
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling