habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to be dispersed; to get separated
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to have a narrow escape from death
though one didn't intend (expect) to
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
place to die; place of death
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
counterfeit goods; knock-off; imitation
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
self-examination; reflection
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
physiology; one's period; menstruation
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous