mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
upper lobe (of lung); superior lobe
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
desperate measure; last-ditch effort
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
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
to drink up; to drain (cup)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
to close (one's eyes); to shut
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
such ... as; or some such
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive