wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
simply; merely; only; solely
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
pair; the two; both persons; both things
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
regret; repentance; remorse
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to strip; to peel; to tear off
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to half-rise to one's feet
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
and; thereupon; because of that
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up