happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
selection; choice; option
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
too much; excessively; too
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
another day; some other day
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
naturally; of course; understandably
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
mental image; mental picture; image
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
wherein; therein; thereinto
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
while; even though; despite
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet