parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
flour; meal; powder; dust
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to set against
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
participation; joining; entry; adherence
long (time that has passed); old (story)
vague recollection; faint memory
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
utmost limits; extremity; limit
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to harm; to cause harm to
order; command; directions; instructions
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to watch steadily; to stare
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.)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
that's true; of course; obviously
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome