one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to slide into; to slip into
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
in proportion to; just as much as
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
this for sure; certainly is
identification; ID; identity
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
in good health; alive and well; going strong
combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
chief; main; principal; major
anti-mainstream faction; fringe group; dissident group
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly