to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
exploitation; overuse; abuse
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
by myself; in person; by oneself
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be exhausted; to be worn out
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
after a long time; for the first time in a while
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
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)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)