ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to fill a hole with earth
various places; several sources
to become decrepit; to become senile
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to be smeared; to be covered
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
problem for a prize contest
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to change completely; to change suddenly
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
as before; as ever; as it was originally
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
accomplishment; execution
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
natural disaster; cataclysm
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work