gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
100,000; hundred thousand
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
to ask a high price; to overcharge
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
worthless (of a person); somebody who wouldn't be missed if they died
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
the way back; the way home; return trip
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on