rather; better; instead; if anything
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
soaking (dirty laundry, dishes etc., before washing)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
(some) more; even more; longer; further
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
boisterously; roughly; briskly
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny