curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
settlement; solution; resolution
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
moment by moment; hour by hour
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to arrive home; to return
5th day of the month; five days
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
fiction; fabrication; concoction
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
regret; repentance; remorse
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate