subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
first thing in the afternoon
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
one by one; one each; one at a time
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
out of character; unlike one
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
be (that) as it may; having said that
diagnosis; medical examination
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
internal organs; viscera; intestines
heart; guts; nerve; central part
penetration; permeation; transmission
icon; simple ink drawing (of a buddha, mandala, etc.)
lying face down; upside down; prone
spirituality; spiritual nature
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to become dim; to become blurred
tools and materials; equipment and materials
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
blood content; blood borne; within the blood
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self