bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
region; limits; stage; level
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
material; substance; matter
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
at first; initially; in the beginning
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
making up a prescription; dispensing a prescription; preparing a medicine
to talk; to chat; to chatter
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
charming; fascinating; attractive
proposal; proposition; suggestion
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
quality (of a product or a service)
lack of uniformity; unevenness; inequality; heterogeneous; nonuniform
influence; effect; impact
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down