to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
with all one's strength; with all one's might
remains; corpse; (dead) body
funeral; burial; condolence
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to dry up completely; to become stale
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
death in madness; dying insane
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
with a bump; with a clunk
backward somersault; backward roll
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
easy money; easy gain; making a killing