metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
watering hole; watering place
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to scrape off; to plane off
quantity or volume of water
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
timber from forest thinning; thinned wood
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
five (long cylindrical things)
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
warp; curvature; curve; arch
spring water; clear (pure) water
tide; current; tendency; trend
squared timber; rectangular lumber
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
chief; main; principal; important
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
to cut down; to chop down; to fell