query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
company; corporation; workplace
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to spit out; to eject; to dump
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to encamp; to take up positions
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
quantity or volume of water
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft