to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
(biological) neural network; neural circuit; nerve network
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
innumerable; countless; numberless
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
to be found; to be discovered
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
disintegration; self-destruction