to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
journal; magazine; periodical
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
whether or not; presence or absence
colour; color; hue; tints
perception; sensation; awareness
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to rule; to govern; to administer
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
violent explosion; bursting
don't worry; there's no need to worry