drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
had better ...; had better not ...
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
ago; since; before; previous
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
accurate; correct; precise; exact
verbalizing; putting into words
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
expression; presentation; representation; notation
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
moment by moment; hour by hour
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to rush over; to run up to
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to be detained; to take time
intensive; concentrated; focused