direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
weakening; emaciation; decline
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
being too late; losing one's final chance
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
water for washing or moistening one's hands
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
plural; multiple; several
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very