in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
final scene; the end; finale
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
body; physique; build; stature
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
attack; assault; attempt; try
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to shed light; to cast light
looks; personal appearance; features
falling asleep; going to sleep
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to sink (into); to get depressed
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
moment by moment; hour by hour
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
to roll about; to writhe about
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive