washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
providing information; provision of information; information provision
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; (lit.) to wake a sleeping child
splish-splash; with a splash
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
to neglect (e.g. one's studies); to leave unattended
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to do for (the sake of someone else)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
shopping; purchased goods
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip