to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
reason for being; raison d'être
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be born; to come into the world
symbol; code; sign; notation
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to pile up; to accumulate
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed