declaration; statement; assertion
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
enumeration; citation; listing
the same; the said; likewise
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
each time it happens; at all such times
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
passing through without stopping; passing by
arrogant; insolent; overbearing
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject