to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
medical care; medical treatment
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
physical condition; state of health
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
unrequited love; one-sided love
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)