solitude; loneliness; isolation
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to tumble down; to roll down
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
offender; criminal; culprit
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
hand used like a sword in striking
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
murder; killing; murderer
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to show up; to appear; to turn up
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)