to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
like this; in this way; as you see
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
process; course; mechanism
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
be (that) as it may; having said that
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
connection; link; relationship
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead