line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
corrosiveness; causticity
soon; before long; in the near future
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
passage; path; route; one's way
escape hatch; escape door
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
host; landlord; innkeeper
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
happy tears; tears of joy
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
masochistic; self-tormenting; self-deprecating
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
finite; limited; restricted
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
rich in variety; diverse; wide-ranging; multifarious
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive