rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
water shortage; shortage of water supply
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
(short) rest; breather; break
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to be assiduous in one's business
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
recommender; nominator; referee
to read smoothly; to skim
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
trauma (usu. psychological)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
something wrapped in cloth
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning