stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
how long; how far; how much
reality; actuality; hard fact
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
inundation; submersion; flood
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
sattva (being); bodhisattva
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
that's the way it is; such is life
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome