of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to be transparent; to show through
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
medical examination; checkup; consultation
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
things depend on how you look at them
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
ground glass; frosted glass
diagnosis; medical examination
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
going around; patrol; round; tour
medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
absence; disregard; indifference
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
serious; severe; grave; acute
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last