silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to lose sight of; to miss
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
so; like this; in this way
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
basket; basketball; basket cloth
just past noon; afternoon
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
submersion; inundation; being flooded
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
town; city; municipal; urban
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to begin; to set about; to start
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
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in