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
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to stop (plug) one's ears
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
88 years old; (arch.) rice
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
inattention; absent-mindedness
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
incident; affair; happening; event
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well