to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to torment; to harass; to tease
always having a comeback; fast-talking
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
all-out attack; general offensive
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke