sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
flour; meal; powder; dust
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
spray; mist (not meteorological)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
difficult to ...; hard to ...
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
that's the way it is; such is life
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
time; season; period; phase; stage
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to cover fully; to wrap around
reality; actuality; hard fact
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return