water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
dozens; scores of; decades
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
self-control; self-restraint
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to arrive home; to return
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
action; operation; effect; function
to eagerly look forward to
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
staying behind; remaining; residual
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
decrease; reduction; decline
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to head home; to leave for home
twice; again; second time
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be worried; to be troubled
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
personal attendant; valet; maid