scale; scope; plan; structure
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
powerful person; influential person
in case of; at that time; at this time
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
(made of) stone; stone-built
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
because of; owing to; due to
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to become vulgar; to coarsen
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
strong-willed; strong of heart
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
destruction; collapse; crumbling
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
all; entire; whole; altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at