to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to throw at; to turn; to raise
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
censorship; inspection; examination
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)
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
that; the matter in question
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
gag order; gag rule; gag law
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
thickly; stickily; viscously
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
sediment; deposit; precipitate; sludge; lees
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
by myself; in person; by oneself