in a sense; in some way; to an extent
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
close; intimate; on good terms
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you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
Everyone is safe (all right)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to be conspicuous; to stand out
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
general; popular; common; typical
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to be found; to be discovered
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
thought; consideration; thinking