aging; wearing out; deterioration
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
distrust; unjust suspicion
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
in accordance with; according to
to order; to command; to appoint
medical science; medicine
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
violent emotion; passion; fury
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to have a hard time of it
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures