water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
internal organ; viscera; gut
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
acceleration; speeding up
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
school building; schoolhouse
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
seeing off and meeting on return
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
double slap in the face; forehand and backhand slap
when it comes to ...; as for ...
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then