passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
meditation; contemplation
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
just because; even if; even though
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
not necessarily so; is not always true
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to cultivate a better understanding
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
(committee) chairman; president
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to look away; to avert one's eyes
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up