to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
rising; ascending; climbing
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
instability; insecurity; crankiness
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to pierce through; to break through
sea sand; ocean sand; beach sand
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
(involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
company president; manager; director
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
this and that; various things
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
one machine; one aircraft; one life
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
shipping company; freight company; transport company
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to push (something) against
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)