fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
tiger's mouth; pattern of three stones resembling a cat's face; used as a connection
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to be softened; to calm down
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to lose one's footing; to slip
(in) the air; midair; sky
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
very likely; very probable
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture