inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
dealing with; coping with
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to find useful; to think highly of
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
last days; the end; one's fate
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to manifest itself; to manifest oneself
craving; longing; thirsting
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to switch off; to turn off
to solicit; to demand; to extort
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies