sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
modern civilization; modern civilisation
sharp-edged tool; sharp weapon; convenience; facility; superior talent; outstanding ability
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
three; three years of age
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
memory; ability to remember
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
long ago; a long time ago; already
to entrust; to leave to a person
meanwhile; in the meantime
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
in and out movement (esp. during intercourse); pistoning
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
hollow; mid-air; air; sky