luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
work; business; company; study
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
a little bit; a little while
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
this world; this life; world of the living
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
reality; actuality; hard fact
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)