illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
convenient; handy; useful
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to run about; to rush about
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
fine weather; fair weather
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Briton (celtic inhabitant of historical Britain)
to begin talking; to open up