back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
instant; moment; for an instant
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
back street; back alley; off-street
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
water outlet; tap; faucet
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to pick up; to find; to gather
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to badger; to pester; to beg
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation