science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to breathe out; to exhale
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head