to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to step firmly; to harden by treading
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
still; even now; to this day
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
material; substance; matter
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
root; source; origin; cause
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman