dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
river; stream; River; the ... river
I told you so; you see that?
temporary; transitory; short-lived
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to come and go; to go back and forth
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
proper; respectable; decent; honest
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
compassionate; sympathetic
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
powder snow; powdery snow
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
family; relatives; dependents; household
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
direct descent; direct line
grandfather; male senior-citizen
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress