as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
failure; mistake; blunder
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
starting point; point of departure
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
individual; private person; personal; private
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to have meaning; to be meaningful
shameless; shameless person
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
shop; small store; business; firm
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
drop (e.g. of water); drip
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
if you think about it; come to think of it