to jar; to creak; to grate
several types; several kinds; several species
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
living; lifestyle; living room
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
while being out of the office or away from home
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
only recently; just of late
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)