to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to put into the mouth; to eat
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
question; inquiry; enquiry
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
playing in the mud; playing with mud
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
custody; detention; confinement
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
that's a different matter; that's a different story
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to square one's shoulders
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
burlesque; low comedy; farce
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
horseplay; fooling around
dead center; dead centre; right in the middle
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze