song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
(medical) doctor; physician
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
solution; solution strategy
proposal; proposition; suggestion
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
had better ...; had better not ...
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to keep (a person) waiting
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to triumph; to be elated with success
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself