ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
now; the present time; just now; another; more
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
God; god; ace; king; superior person
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)