nod; inclination of the head
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to take a breath; to take a short rest
in a day; in a brief space of time
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
beyond that point; after that
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
future years; in (one's) later years
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
shellfish; seashell; shell
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor