muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)
same village; that village
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
to put someone to work; to make someone work
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
broadleaf tree; broad-leaved tree
in the earth; in the ground; underground
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
underground lake; subterranean lake
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking