of course; certainly; naturally
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
for (some) doubtful points to remain
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
questions and answers; dialogue
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to collect; to assemble; to gather
had better ...; had better not ...
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)