prevention; precaution; protection against
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
three; three years of age
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
around the world; throughout the world
story; tale; talk; discussion
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
how; in what way; how about
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
take-out; take-away; carry-out
gargling; rinsing one's mouth