shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
patient; having a long fuse
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
all you want; as much as one wants
to cultivate a better understanding
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on