(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
calm; composed; cool; quiet
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
straightforwardly; being outspoken
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
kitchen; financial situation
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
(United States of) America; USA
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
attendance (at school); going to school
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in