to be able (to); to be possible (to)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
rest; break; recess; intermission
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
way out; means to escape; escape route
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
sympathy; compassion; pity
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
even though; despite; when
comfort; consolation; diversion
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to some extent; to a certain extent
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
because of; owing to; due to
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
spy; secret agent; spying
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere