4th day of the month; four days
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
7th day of the month; seven days
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
beginning; outset; first; onset
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to lose heart; to lose motivation
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
weight stone (placed on pickles)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner