damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
in comparison to; rather than
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
unimpressive; unimpressed
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to need; to call for; to require
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
almost; roughly; approximately
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving