maze; labyrinth; inner ear
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
those (near the second person)
bank; weir; embankment; levee
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
stopping at; going no further than
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
splish-splash; with a splash
to force one's way; to push through
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
conviction; belief; confidence
to approach; to draw near
to be entwined; to be involved
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
other side; opposite side; other party
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up