to burst (open); to break; to split
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
if you do this; if this is the case
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
question; inquiry; enquiry
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
rot; decay; erosion; corrosion; etching; rust
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
real life; actual life; everyday life
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
innermost part of the body (where a disease cannot be treated)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
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