to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
madness; craziness; insanity
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
transcendence; transcendency
threshold of consciousness; limen
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
perception; sensing; noticing