ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to be nearing death; to be dying
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
meteor swarm; meteor shower
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
ancestor; forefather; foremother
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
many people; a large number of people
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little