to have meaning; to be meaningful
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to surge; to well up; to gush out
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
inside; interior; inner part
settlement; solution; resolution
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
creak; squeak; creaking sound
no sleep or rest; working day and night
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
older sister; elder sister
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
while; during; performed in this condition
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(not) even once; (not) ever
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged