(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to get scarce; to run short
going through; going via; going by way of
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to butt heads; to head-butt
to prostrate oneself before
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
first meeting; first interview with
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to rise; to erect; to get up
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
at someone's (something's) mercy
granted that; even if; even though
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
but; however; even though; even if
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd