burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
essence; true nature; substance; reality
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
high-quality goods; choice goods
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
craving; longing; thirsting
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to be able to manage somehow or other
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
locational advantage; advantageous position
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant