one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
being too late; losing one's final chance
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to sustain a serious wound
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
offensive (movement); aggression
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
little by little; bit by bit
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
emotional strength; force of will
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
on the other hand; at the same time
reflective water surface; reflecting water
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to become settled; to be fixed
disorder; disturbance; unrest