to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
entreaty; supplication; petition
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
every person; every mouth; every entrance
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
running away; escaping on foot
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to anticipate; to foresee