since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
protruding eyes; popped-out eyes