to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to keep standing; to stand motionless
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
common knowledge; well-known fact
both (people); the two of them
submersion; inundation; being flooded
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
waterproofing; making watertight
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
sense of loss; feeling of loss
anything and everything; just about everything
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble