far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
heaps of corpses all around
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
decision; settlement; definition
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to save; to leave over; to spare
useless resistance; vain struggle
recommendation; referral; endorsement
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to approach; to draw near
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
since when; from when; how long
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
test period; exam period; examination time
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
out of character; unlike one
environment; circumstance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to