origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
oppressive pain; tenderness; pressure pain
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
established practice; custom
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to rain incessantly; to downpour
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
suspension of water supply; water outage
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
business; trade; operations; sales
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
water shortage; shortage of water supply