to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
support; supplement; help
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to continue to do; to persist in doing
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
impact of publicity or propaganda
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
influence (on someone); inspiration
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
for your information; I'm telling you
ice cream soda; icecream soda
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on