to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
description; describing; depicting
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to sob; to be choked with tears
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
desperately; for one's dear life
to become completely chilled
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to be exhausted; to be worn out
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
to be able to manage somehow or other
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
metal fittings; metal fixtures
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered