to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
that's the way it is; such is life
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
settlement; solution; resolution
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to run about; to rush about
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
surface of a board or record
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
chair; stool; post; office; position
thought; consideration; thinking
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to chase; to run after; to pursue
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
street; quarter; district; area
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
society; the world; the times
self-consciousness; self-awareness
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest