clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
end of life; death; breathing one's last
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
split; division; break up
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
most difficult; next to impossible
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
strength; power; proficiency; ability
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)