to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
phantom; vision; illusion
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
visual hallucination; vision
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
with a momentary flash of light
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
image; figure; figure; form; image
handful; small amount; small number
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to go past; to pass; to pass by
each (every) time; whenever
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
presence (impressive quality)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
covered in mud; mud-caked
literally; to the letter; literal
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations