to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
settlement; solution; resolution
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
already; now; no longer; not any more
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to send or direct a person to
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little