sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
violent explosion; bursting
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
on the way home from school
on the way home from work; returning from work
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
safety; welfare; well-being
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to push aside; to push one's way through
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
refusing to allow a passenger on board a train or into a bus or taxi
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)