to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
survival; survivor; relic
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
because; for; the reason why is ...
gossip; corner of the mouth
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
(another's) daughter; young lady
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to surge (water or waves)
beforehand; in advance; previously
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to roll up; to be rolled up
to reach; to get to; to arrive at