abortion; to be interrupted; to be discontinued; to be suspended
being too late; losing one's final chance
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
many; much; plenty; hardly
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
unanticipated; unexpected
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
at a loss for words; stumped for words
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
several minutes; a few minutes
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
disease; ailment; illness
danger; peril; hazard; risk
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
entreaty; supplication; petition
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
zest for living; energy to live
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
what date?; what's the date?; when?
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level