(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
body; physical system; (the) person
very loud volume; megavolume
infinite loop; closed loop
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
estimate (of costs); budget
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
to lean against; to set against
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
(short) rest; breather; break
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
with a slip; with a slide
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim