nature; property; disposition
to have meaning; to be meaningful
still (continuing); as ever; further
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to rock; to shake; to swing
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
accumulation; accumulate; store
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem