monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
busy; having no (free) time
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
at first; initially; in the beginning
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
residence; housing; residential building
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
vexing; irritating; impatient
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
miraculous (miracle-working) water
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
mental; spiritual; emotional
contradiction; inconsistency
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling