in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be too numerous; to be too much
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
generation; the world; the age
to forget completely; to leave behind
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to lose sight of; to miss
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface