news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
firm; strong; solid; stable
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
simply; merely; only; solely
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
all sorts of; all kinds of
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
impossible to do (although wants to)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to fight against; to oppose; to face
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
because of; owing to; due to
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
pride; boast; credit (to)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
great cause; moral law; justice
armed might; military power; the sword; force
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)