essence; true nature; substance; reality
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
body; physical system; (the) person
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
end of life; death; annihilation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
bad boy; naughty child; brat
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
changing clothes; change of clothes
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular