water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
absorption; suction; attraction
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
welcome!; nice to see you!
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to relax; to feel at home
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
understood; I see; OK; present; here
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
thickness; profundity; depth
here and there; in places
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
union; joining; conjugation
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained