scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to pass (of time); to elapse
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
hills and fields; countryside
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to approach; to draw near
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
leader; authority; mainstay
to be found; to be discovered
flaw; defect; fault; (legal) fault; flaw
very great; enormous; serious
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
person killed in action; the war dead
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be fated; to be linked by fate
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)