assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
both (people); the two of them
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
thousand years; many years
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
hello; good day; good afternoon
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment