tear gland; lacrimal gland
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
now that; since; as long as; provided that
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
story; tale; talk; discussion
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
other than; excluding; without
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
something; some kind of; for some reason
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
in its entirety; whole; wholly
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
just a minute; small quantity
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time