knife sharpener; whetstone
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
on and after; from ... onward; since
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space