back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
(medical) doctor; physician
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to become fraught with emotion
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
speculation; thinking; meditation
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
curse; spell; malediction
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
goodness; excellence; virtue
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
expression; look; countenance; face
settlement; solution; resolution
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
reaction; response; reaction
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
no matter how much time passes
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious