to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
that day; the very same day
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
useless resistance; vain struggle
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
sound of voice; vocal sound
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
how much; how many; to what extent
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
confidence; trust; faith; credit
like this; this sort; this way
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family