(death from) starvation; starving to death
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)