hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
choices; alternatives; options
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
large build; large pattern
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
intelligence or information network
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness