more than anything; above all else
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
early (days); initial stage; initial
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to make a fool of someone
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
at that time; in those days
action; operation; effect; function
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
reality; actuality; hard fact
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem