to fall into ruin; to be desolated
nurse (male or female); personal care attendant
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
robust health; able-bodied
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
not necessarily so; is not always true
but; however; provided that
connection; link; relationship
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
writing (e.g. as a profession)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
having no idea; having no clue
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to some extent; to a certain extent
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
famous literary composition
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes