adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
mechanism; organization; organisation
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
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
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
yearned for; longed for; missed
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
beyond that point; after that
to be sitting with amicably; to be close to someone
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
indolence; laziness; sloth
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
immediately; right away; on the spot
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)