to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
beginning; outset; first; onset
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
drunkenness; intoxication
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
protracted war; war of attrition
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more