exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
remaining years (of one's life)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
acid; sourness; sour taste
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
large number (of); many; majority
not necessarily so; is not always true
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
hostility; animosity; enmity