to be sooty; to be stained
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to become empty; to be emptied
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
(death from) starvation; starving to death
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to hand over; to surrender
body; group; party; company; troupe
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
trio; gang of three; threesome
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
sentiment; sentimentality
parting; separation; farewell
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
large circle; great circle
stairs; stairway; staircase
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
central part; heart (of a city)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe