maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
after that (a substantive change occurred)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to lead a life; to live a life
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
library (usu. single-room); small library
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
collection of books; (personal) library
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
material; materials; data; information; documents
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
relation; connection; relevance
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
reading partway; leaving half-read