a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
impossible to do (although wants to)
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
random; unintentional; unintended
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to be in focus; to come into focus
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to complete decisively; to do to completion
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
(death from) starvation; starving to death
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
out of character; unlike one
that's true; of course; obviously
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to drink too much and lose self-control
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to challenge (a person) to a fight
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
migration; move; emigration; immigration