before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to cease; to stop; to be over
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
form; shape; figure; visage
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
point of departure; initial point; starting point
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to collect; to assemble; to gather
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to dye; to colour; to color
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...