life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
person who is ...; thing that is ...
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
body and soul; mind and body
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
tick-tock; chipping (sound)
supercompensation; overcompensation
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to lose one's footing; to slip
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
undisputed; entirely; perfect
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to cross the line; to go too far
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major