adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
very rich person; the super rich
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
person being waited for; person who waits
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to demand money; to pester; to extort
stranger; tramp; wanderer
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to lead someone around by the nose
justice; fairness; impartiality
directions; instructions; usage method
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
linking together; tying in a row
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
very loud volume; megavolume
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
hospitalization; hospitalisation
infection; contagion; becoming infected
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
curse; spell; malediction
to be strangled; to be constricted
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)