to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
personal; individual; private
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
support; backing; patronage
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
back street; back alley; off-street
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
going around; patrol; round; tour
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
inside; interior; inner part
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet