to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
in the same way as; just like
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to make an appearance; to show up
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
accomplishment; execution
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
main cause; primary factor
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
great success; huge success
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly