one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to add (e.g. a postscript)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
third stage; three stages
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
distant look; faraway look
poorhouse; almshouse; workhouse
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
narrow; thin (sized); slender
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
example; illustration; precedent
literature; books (reference); document
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
bathing (swimming) in cold water
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded