intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to look attractive; to look nice
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
abuse; misuse; perversion
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to be prolonged; to drag on
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
no exception; without exception; always the same
worst; worst-case (scenario)
cultivation; nurture; culture
precondition; prerequisite
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
random; unintentional; unintended
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
someone (something) not to be trifled with
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
separate; scattered; apart
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
at a loss for words; stumped for words
entreaty; supplication; petition
to prostrate oneself before
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress