since when; from when; how long
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
date (of an event, meeting, etc.)
something small; something petty; trifle
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(very) patient; persevering
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
several years; a few years
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
anything and everything; just about everything
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
kitchen; financial situation; finances
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless