swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
vitality; (one's) life force
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
on one hand; on the other hand
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
perception; sensation; awareness
when it becomes; when it comes to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
particularly; only; in the case of
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
anything and everything; just about everything
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect