nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
phantom; vision; illusion
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
again and again; repeatedly
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
encephalomalacia; cerebromalacia; cerebral softening; softening of the brain
dementia; stupidity; foolishness; fool
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
since when; from when; how long
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
construction; establishment
since; henceforth; ever since
global language; world language; languages of the world; world languages
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
to need; to demand; to take; to require
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
either way; in any case; one way or another
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
rubbish heap; garbage dump