fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
rule; reign; government; governing
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
perception; sensing; noticing
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
in this manner; in this way; like this
ripple (on water); wavelets
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
lacking spirit, vigour (vigor)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
state of mind; mentality; psychology