to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
selection; choice; option
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to die; to lay down life's burden
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
just the other day; quite recently
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
older brother and younger sister
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
instability; insecurity; crankiness
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic