absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
sudden shower; sudden downpour
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to be ill; to suffer from
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
deceased; late; dead; departed
recollection; reminiscence
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
extinction; annihilation; destruction