diversion; distraction; feint
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
major incident; major happening; big scandal
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
doctors; teachers; lawyers
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
going around; patrol; round; tour
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing
depression; low spirits; dejection
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained