to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
scene; sight; scenario; setting
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
many; numerous; various; large number of
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
gossip; corner of the mouth
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period