to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to form a pair; to pair up
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
region; limits; stage; level
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
two by two; by twos; as a couple
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
to make sense; to be meaningful
colour; color; hue; tints
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
ashes (of the deceased); remains from cremation
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to shake off; to throw off
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
to lead into; to draw into
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
lifting (a child) high up in the air
to force open; to push open