running as fast as one can
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
probability; likelihood; chances
transcendence; excellence; superiority
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
supply; supplying; replenishment
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)