living thing; organism; creature; biology
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
disintegration; self-destruction
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
pulsation; pulsatory motion
metallic lustre; metallic luster
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
in the meanwhile; during the time
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
comma; decimal point; radix point
the front; honest; upright; decent
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
very small; very little; slight; trifling; negligible; insignificant
little by little; bit by bit
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)