muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
close; intimate; on good terms
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to mourn over the death of
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
classification; categorization; sorting
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to surround; to crowd around
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
that; the matter in question
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
this world; this life; world of the living
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
in terms of; from the point of view of
something like ...; something called ...
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)