good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
factory; plant; mill; workshop
stairs; stairway; staircase
door; gate; opening; title page
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
society; the world; the times
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
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)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits