granted that; even if; even though
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
but; however; even though; even if
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
rampancy; prevalence; domination
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
rule; reign; government; governing
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to die out; to become extinct
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
environment; surroundings; circumstances
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)