compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
this one; with this; in this way
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
confidence; trust; faith; credit
along the river; riverside
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be intimate with; to befriend
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
anti-flood pond; retarding basin; manmade pond used to prevent flooding
volume of water kept in store
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess