or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
difference; disparity; gap
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
ox-headed demon (in hell)
flourishing; teeming with culture; aromatic; emitting an aroma
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
passage; path; route; one's way
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to become frayed; to become loose
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
scenery; scene; landscape
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
nape (of the neck); nucha
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
I've got to be going; I must go
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)