keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be found; to be discovered
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
annual function; annual event
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to offer (put up) resistance
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
commitment; pledge; promise
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
never mind!; don't worry about it
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
opposite; reverse; contrary
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to attempt; to test; to try out
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
does not match (one's, its) appearance
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about