cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
reward; honorarium; remuneration
the world in general; society; convention
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
walking heavily; lumbering
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
impossible to do (although wants to)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to set (sun); to become dark
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
both; both sides; both parties
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat