Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
highest grade; superlative degree
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
Lois; Reuss; Royce; Ruysch
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
knowing; (an) acquaintance
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
sick person; patient; invalid
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
serious crime; grave crime
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out