sick person; patient; invalid
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
each house; every house; many houses
entreaty; appeal; petition
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
retainer; vassal; servant
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to jump from one thing to another
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
joint struggle; common (united) front
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
same generation; one's generation
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
critical moment; do-or-die situation
in one's hands; in one's control