embodiment; realization; materialization
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to mix; to stir; to blend
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
only; merely; but; no more than
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
single word; a few words; brief comment
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
convenient; handy; useful
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
entreaty; supplication; petition
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to stop (plug) one's ears