erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
forcibly; against one's will
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to feel; to sense; to experience
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
pointing out; identification
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to thrust before; to thrust at
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to give the stamp of approval
almost; roughly; approximately
in the meanwhile; during the time
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
incident; affair; happening; event
to be dead; to be lifeless
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
until now; so far; up to the present
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment