soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to set a watch; to post guards
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
I see; that's right!; indeed
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
entering a faith; joining a religion
historical graffiti; anonymous satirical graffiti; scrawl; scribble; graffiti
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
rope; cord; policeman's rope
they; those guys; those fellows
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
personification; anthropomorphization
anxiety (about the future)
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
faultless; flawless; perfect; impeccable; unimpeachable; beyond reproach
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to wander from place to place; to change jobs