year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
and then; and so; and; so then
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
to rank next to; to come after
chief; main; principal; major
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
muddy water; red-light district
water shortage; shortage of water supply
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
very busy (person or thing)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)