ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
memory; sense; experience
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
weight; heavyweight boxer
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
riding fast; driving a horse fast
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)