groundwater; underground water
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (suit)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to accept; to receive; to agree
bad influence; negative influence
exemption; exoneration; discharge
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
private funds; own funds; private property
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to have a hard time of it
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to strangle; to constrict
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
foreign matter; impurities
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)