promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
living room (Western style); sitting room
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to become dim; to become blurred
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to apologize; to apologise
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding