devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
decline; fall; decay; withering
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
distance in a straight line
time around sunset; early evening
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
contradiction; inconsistency
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
rope; cord; policeman's rope
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to pitch forward; to fall forward
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment