to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
abandoned factory; disused factory
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
interior; inside; internal
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
(carved) statue; sculpture
stirring; slight movement
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to get between; to be caught in
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to make (a person) pay for (something)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to the end; entirely; in full
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently