foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
central part; heart (of a city)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
here and there; in places
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
written expression; writing
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
all; entire; whole; altogether
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission