putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
settlement; solution; resolution
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
already; now; no longer; not any more
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
feeling good; feeling pleasant
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
huge rock; firmness; solidity
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice