sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
face; looks; vestiges; trace
the world in general; society; convention
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
external wound; (physical) trauma
condolence; sympathy; mourning
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to order; to command; to appoint
important points; main points
such; like that; in that way
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
thanatos; death instinct (in psychoanalysis); Thanatos; personification of death (in Greek mythology)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
craving for the limelight
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to wash away; to rinse off
grotesque; disgusting; gross
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision