to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to rally; to make a comeback
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
three generations; three periods; third generation
second generation; second; junior
first generation; founder
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
up until now; as recently as the present
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
curse; spell; malediction
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
wall clock; grandfather clock
how many years; how long; what year
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
in spite of; regardless of
to get between; to be caught in
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to dry up completely; to become stale