to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to set (sun); to become dark
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to be needed; to be wanted
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to let slip; to slide; to glide
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
forcibly; against one's will
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
production (e.g. play); direction