supply; supplying; replenishment
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
elder sister; older female friend
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
master; teacher; stable master
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
assertion; declaration; affirmation
condition; situation; prospects
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
a cut above; one step above
ingredient; component; composition
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
specialized; specialised; boutique
evident; plain; distinct; clear
pair; the two; both persons; both things
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
physical strength; muscle strength
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
like this; in this way; as you see
to await; to wait for; to expect
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
still; as yet; as it has been
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind