to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
relation; connection; affinity
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
one's own style; self-taught manner
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
to give something weight; to give something dignity
modesty; humility; being humble
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)