laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to crumble away; to collapse
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit