to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
(how) many times; (how) often
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
with a splash; with a splosh; with a click (of a camera shutter); with a snap
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
complex and mysterious (bizarre); complicated and inscrutable
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to run about; to rush about
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
superior; superiors; senior
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
never mind!; don't worry about it
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)