life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
sign of remorse; indication of regret
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to smash down; to beat in
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
practical question (problem); practical matter
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
all; entire; whole; altogether
weight; heavyweight boxer
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
destruction; collapse; crumbling
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
book; volume; this; present; main; head
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes