to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
severe wound; serious wound; gash
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
as far as the eye can see
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
unable to speak; inarticulate
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
desperately; for one's dear life
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
loitering on the way; wayside grass
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic