dying; death; dead; useless; damned
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
school; school building; schoolhouse
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
solitude; loneliness; isolation
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)