foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to understand from experience
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to become better; to improve
evil spirit (that can possess people)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
mental; psychological; physical
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
stomach ache; abdominal pain
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
for some (unspecified) reason
settlement; solution; resolution
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
commuting to school; school commute
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
the way back; the way home; return trip
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span