top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
here and there; in places
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
this is why; this means; it is the case that
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
town; city; municipal; urban
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
viewing as a problem; problematizing
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
smuggling (people); stowing away
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
storehouse; warehouse; godown
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about