to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to fight a battle; to have a fight
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to check; to stop; to keep back
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
president (of a society); chairman
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
way; method; means; resource; course
probability; likelihood; chances
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%