to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
side effect; adverse reaction
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
such; this sort of; like this
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
the opposite sex; isomerism
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
mental; spiritual; emotional
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
tomfoolery; monkey business
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
river; stream; River; the ... river
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
river surface; surface of a river
discovery; detection; finding
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
along the river; riverside
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to boost; to force up; to push up
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance