soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in the end; at the end of the day
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be stiff; to be starchy
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
long ago; already; a long time ago
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
unselfishness; wanting little
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
along the way; along the road
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
level ground; plain; flatland
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken