to die; (lit.) to become bones
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
originally; by nature; from the start
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
complete stranger; total stranger
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
superior; superiors; senior
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to raise one's voice; to shout
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to have a hard time of it
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to tear off; to strip; to rob
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)