fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
around the world; throughout the world
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to make an appeal; to urge
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
helping hand; help; support; aid
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to have a talk; to tell a story
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to break the silence; to break one's silence
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather