to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to run about; to rush about
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to bring back; to restore
to cause someone to worry
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
reopening; resumption; restarting
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
is that so?; I see; right; oh
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
such; this sort of; like this
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered