failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
ago; since; before; previous
way of speaking; intimation
resignation; acceptance; consolation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
to pay the bill; to settle an account