life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
just a handful; only a small number (of)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to sit for an examination
accumulation; accumulate; store
to be worn down; to be reduced
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
alert status; emergency alert
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to creep about; to crawl around
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze