to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
flood; freshet; inundation
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
skill; dexterity; proficiency
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
fire hook; firefighter's hook
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
battlefield; battleground
admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
you; (arch.) your residence
biographical notes and character sketches of prominent individuals, arranged according to place of birth or origin
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
while it is light; before dark; while the going is good; before things get worse
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to step firmly; to harden by treading
the very best; excellent; superb
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
before the gate; in front of the gate
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg