to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
rising; ascending; climbing
final; eventual; ultimate
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
appearance; air; condition; state; form
river; stream; River; the ... river
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
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
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
international; diplomatic intercourse
mechanism; organization; organisation
distrust of (other) human beings
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature