to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
dark age; hard times; winter years
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
and then; and so; and; so then
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
old friend; familiar face
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
alone; by oneself; on one's own
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
strife; struggle; conflict; fight
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to be perturbed; to be agitated
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud