neck; head; dismissal; discharge
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
changing clothes; change of clothes
watering hole; watering place
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
river; stream; River; the ... river
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
picking; collecting; harvesting
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to happen to meet; to come across
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
absolute beginner; complete amateur
to take (be in) charge of
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious