principle; theory; fundamental truth
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
death from cold; freezing to death
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
guesswork; speculation; hunch
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
reality; actuality; hard fact
solid; substantial; substantive
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
period of time; time slot; time zone
to crawl out of; to creep out of
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to reflect; to throw back light
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
invisibly; secretly; privately