conviction; belief; confidence
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
specialization; specialisation
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
willpower; energy; vitality
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
pieces; scraps; disconnected
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to do together; to share; to participate in
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to stare back at; to look back at
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
pale; pallid; bluish-white
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to cease; to stop; to be over
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to check; to stop; to keep back
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
back street; back alley; off-street
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
right in the center (centre)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience