board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
true state; actual condition; reality
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
very likely; very probable
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
with a collapse; with a slump
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
number of persons; personnel
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
deep-seated grudge; hatred
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
had better ...; had better not ...
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set