story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
fair and square; open and aboveboard
personal combat; one-to-one fight
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
eternal; unlimited; endless
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to place firmly; to hit very hard
to show up; to appear; to turn up
speaking voice; talking voice
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to press a question; to cross-examine
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to squash; to crush; to flatten
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
attenuation; damping; decay
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after