to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
saltpan; field for drying salt
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
ago; since; before; previous
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
form; method; system; formula
flowing down (e.g. water in a river); downward flow
to compose; to put together
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
labor saving; labour saving
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
strategic resources; strategic materials
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
failure; mistake; blunder
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet