to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; hairpin curve; hairpin turn
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
interior; inside; internal
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; surroundings; circumstances
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to discuss; to talk together
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to spend time (on doing something)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
very likely; very probable
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to concern; to be related
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state