sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
killing two birds with one stone
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
negative emotions; negative feelings
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all