complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to need; to call for; to require
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
straying; wandering off course
to assemble; to set up; to construct
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
weightlessness; zero gravity
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since