stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
powerful person; influential person
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
surroundings; environs; circumference
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
something; some kind of; for some reason
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
just a minute; small quantity
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to put on airs; to assume importance
to straighten up; to sit upright
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)