water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
almost; roughly; approximately
one's later years; final years (in life)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
such ... as; or some such
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
environment; circumstance
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
when it becomes; when it comes to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly