pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to take a breath; to take a short rest
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
compassionate; sympathetic
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
alone; by oneself; on one's own
wandering; roaming; drifting
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
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)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to shake one's head (in denial)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)