something or other; one thing or another; this or that
suppression; repression; subjugation
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
resolution; vote; decision
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to have time free; to have time to spare
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
watering hole; watering place
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to speak; to hear a voice
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
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.)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to take a breath; to take a short rest
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally