assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
cruise; navigation; sailing
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to be found; to be discovered
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
in search of; in order to look for
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
secret; private; surreptitious
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
sympathy; empathy; response
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
still; as yet; as it has been
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
wild beast; wild animal; brute
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
how long; how far; how much
outside of; not covered by
work-in-progress; working state
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to do together; to share; to participate in
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
anything and everything; just about everything
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
don't worry; no worries; never mind
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature