to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
little by little; bit by bit
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
literally; to the letter; literal
slope; slanting surface; bevel
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
first time; first; initial
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
clear writing; specification
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
interior design; interior; upholstery
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
semi-transparent; translucent
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
man; male; masculine gender
woman; female; feminine gender
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)