to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
dark elf (fictional race)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
choices; alternatives; options
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
choice; selection; option
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area