to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
is that so?; I see; right; oh
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to begin to walk; to set out
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
pointing out; identification
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding