to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
choices; alternatives; options
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
beyond that point; after that
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
calamity; disaster; accident
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly