ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
many; much; plenty; hardly
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
close call; narrow escape
diving; submerging; going underwater
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
embodiment; realization; materialization
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
good performance; good work; great success
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
groundwater; underground water
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
retrogression; regression
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
to boil down; to condense; to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials
enticement; inducement; attraction
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
photosensor (e.g. of a remote control); optical receiver
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality