desperately; for one's dear life
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
naivete; simplicity; innocence
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
to lose sight of; to miss
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to give; to do (something) for
exactly as stated; verbatim
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
individual; private person; personal; private
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to torment; to torture; to harass
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly