to be put in order;  to be put to rights;  to be disposed of;  to be solved;  to be finished;  to be married (off)
 to get blurred;  to get hoarse;  to get husky;  to graze;  to scrape
 living thing;  living creature;  animal;  life
 test;  trial;  probation;  ordeal;  tribulation
 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
 (religious) piety;  faith;  devotion
 firm;  strong;  solid;  stable
 (good) result;  outcome;  fruits (of one's labors);  product;  accomplishment
 miserable;  disconsolate;  helpless;  cheerless;  downhearted;  dreary
 escape;  break-out;  prolapse;  proptosis
 route;  road;  distance travelled in a day;  one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
 to lose focus;  to let one's mind wander;  to relax one's attention
 to dive (into or under water);  to get under;  to get into;  to hide oneself (esp. from the government);  to conceal oneself
 disaster;  accident;  calamity;  catastrophe
 to escape (disaster, death, etc.);  to be saved from;  to be rescued from;  to avoid (e.g. punishment);  to evade (e.g. responsibility);  to avert
 each; (arch.)  you (plural)
 to believe;  to believe in;  to place trust in;  to confide in;  to have faith in
 to call;  to invite;  to eat;  to drink;  to put on;  to wear;  to ride
 fire fighting;  extinguishing a fire
 trying to think of a way (to);  devising means (to);  working out (how to do);  contriving (to raise money);  managing
 deep emotion;  strong feelings
 difficult;  hard;  impossible;  unfeasible;  fussy;  particular;  gloomy
 pitiful;  heartbreaking;  heartrending;  touching;  tragic;  sad
 to stare at;  to gaze at;  to look hard at;  to watch intently;  to fix one's eyes on
 dark clouds;  threatening signs;  ominous indications
 by the way;  meanwhile;  on the other hand
 black rain;  heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
 to begin to rain;  to begin to snow
 to dye;  to colour;  to color
 towards;  against;  regarding;  in contrast with
 strong sake;  firewater;  rotgut
 sharpness;  sharp weapon;  blade;  fine soldier
 smallness;  small item;  short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days);  elementary school;  smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name);  inferior;  younger (of two people with the same name)
 ogre;  demon;  spirit of a deceased person;  ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.);  it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.);  Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions);  very
 king;  ruler;  tycoon;  magnate;  king (of the senior player)
 strumming;  thrumming;  plunking;  plonking