to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
cut; reduction; curtailment
even though; despite; when
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
(direct) hit; straight shot
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
it's been a long time; long time no see
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
carrying aboard a warship
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
prototype model; experimental machine
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
account book; register; ledger
double; twice (as much); twofold
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
Spratly Islands (South China Sea)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to appease; to suppress; to calm
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith