stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
turning point; transition phase
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
the last moment; the very end
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
A Dream Within a Dream (1849 poem by Edgar Allan Poe)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
suspicion (of others); jealousy
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
contract; compact; agreement
principle; theory; fundamental truth