center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
around the world; throughout the world
to fly around; to scatter
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
only; merely; but; no more than
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
scene; spectacle; sight; view
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
how long; how much; to what extent
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)