5th day of the month; five days
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
review (of learned material); revision
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
water supply; supplied water; water refill
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
to become empty; to be emptied
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
left side; left-hand side
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
zipper; zip; zip fastener
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
(oval) charcoal briquette
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
thickly; stickily; viscously
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
filtration; filtering; percolation