to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
to be erected; to be built
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item