to wet; to moisten; to dampen
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
comfort; consolation; diversion
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
space dust; cosmic dust; interstellar dust
isolation; being alone; being friendless
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
intense heat; severe heat
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
inundation; submersion; flood
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
meaning; connotation; denotation
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
being too late; losing one's final chance