India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
meaning; significance; sense
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to open (one's eyes) wide
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to become dim; to become blurred
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
already; now; no longer; not any more
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
order; directive; instructions; command
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to drop; to let fall; to omit
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to make an appearance; to show up
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent