pus; corruption; rot; evils
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
difference; variation; difference
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
growing thickly; growing densely
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
until now; so far; up to the present
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
solitude; loneliness; isolation
inside one's heart; in one's mind
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why