to sink (into); to get depressed
nightlife districts; drinking districts
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
hydroelectric plant or power station
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
cannot be compared with; no match for
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to machine; to cut; to scrape
body; body blow (in boxing)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
optical axis (of a lens, spherical mirror, etc.); optic axis (of a crystal)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)