to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
initial value; initializing value; default value
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)