river surface; surface of a river
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
hostile party; enemy side
just because; even if; even though
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
magic; witchcraft; sorcery
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to knock down; to bring down
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to be relieved; to feel relieved
(talking in a) half-joking manner
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting