to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
whole day and night; 24 hours
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
license; permit; licence; certificate
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
the other day; lately; recently
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
recuperation; medical treatment
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision