floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to approach; to draw near
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
else; in addition; besides
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
extinction; annihilation; destruction
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
if it is (the case that ...)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
disintegration; self-destruction
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point