languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
drop (e.g. of water); drip
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
reform; reformation; reorganization
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
finishing blow; coup de grâce
self-purification; self-cleansing
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
full capacity; all one's ability
one's current body; one's mortal shell; one's flesh and blood; incarnation (of a Buddha or bodhisattva); earthly manifestation
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
close call; narrow escape
(dead) body; corpse; remains