foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
nothing but; none other than
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
two persons; two people; pair; couple
stagnation; hindrance; delay
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to come and go; to go back and forth
wherein; therein; thereinto
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
night view; night skyline; nightscape
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
immediately; right away; on the spot
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
desperately; for one's dear life
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
how; in what way; by what means
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag