ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
sunlight; rays of the Sun
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
un-; non-; negative prefix
worthlessness; uselessness; hopelessness
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
wound suffered in a fight
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
fast-talking; rapid talking
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
other side; opposite side; other party
still; even now; to this day
while alive; during one's lifetime
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to have a smattering knowledge of
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
to begin; to set about; to start
rest; break; recess; intermission
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
should time and circumstances permit
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
public holiday; celebration (of)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)