off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
good news; happy news; glad tidings
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
rather; better; instead; if anything
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
self-centered; stuck on oneself
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off