foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
treating (someone) like an object
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
report; notification; registration
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
place to go; place one can go
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
grasp; catch; understanding
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
nausea; sickness in the stomach