almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
consumption; expenditure; spending
to get one's head around; to think about
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
impression given by a painting or image
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
polite; respectful; reverent
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
foreign enemy; outside invader
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
throne; (the place of) a nobleman's seat
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
sense of loss; feeling of loss
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to affect; to impact; to influence
(in the same way) as before; as always
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
just because; even if; even though