to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to tumble down; to roll down
even if not; even without
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to degenerate; to lapse into
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
concealment; suppression; hiding
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm