to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to bring; to take; to bring about
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
end of life; death; annihilation
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
bad boy; naughty child; brat
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
changing clothes; change of clothes
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular