such ... as; or some such
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
nice; likeable; desirable
something; what; why; how
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
system; institution; organization; organisation
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
by itself; automatically; naturally
this world; this life; world of the living
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
practice; practising; experience
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
powerful medicine; strong poison
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby