independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
regret; repentance; remorse
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to take back; to recapture
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to speak; to hear a voice
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)