goldfish (Carassius auratus)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
those (near the second person)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
desperately; for one's dear life
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
forcibly; against one's will
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
speaking voice; talking voice
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
solitude; loneliness; isolation
value; worth; virtue; blessing
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(period of) a year; during an era
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
memory; sense; experience
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially