special selection; finest pick; top pick
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
gem; jewel; precious stone
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
to resound; to make a stir
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
several sheets (flat objects)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
counter for (small) boats
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
starvation; famine; hunger
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
one's way back; one's way home
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to blow out; to spout out
the touch of; feel of; texture
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
in one's hands; in one's control
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to rain incessantly; to downpour
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility