to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to become decrepit; to become senile
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
such a thing; something like that
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
bringing; taking; carrying
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to become bright; to become clear
quickly; swishing; whooshing
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark