to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
overlap; duplication; doubling
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
The Sea of Fertility (tetralogy by Mishima)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to become settled; to be fixed
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
rear guard; reserve troops
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
extremely dangerous; full of peril