to rain incessantly; to downpour
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
fortune-telling; divination
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to throw into; to toss into
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
relation; connection; relevance
one by one; one after another; successively
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
middle of the night; dead of night
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened