to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to take away; to carry away
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
because of; owing to; due to
(some) more; even more; longer; further
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze