to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to have meaning; to be meaningful
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
entire world; whole world; world stage
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to make sense; to be meaningful
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
right beside; close to; nearby
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous