proper; appropriate; due; suitable
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
specialization; specialisation
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
particularly; only; in the case of
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
sensual love; love affair
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
in the mountains; among the mountains
chemical; chemical agent; chemicals
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
one grain; one drop; one bead
two times; twice; two degrees
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
foreign matter; impurities
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation