bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
calm; composed; cool; quiet
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
sexy; popular; well-liked
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to cease; to stop; to be over
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear; victim; scapegoat; someone singled out (for punishment, etc.)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up