groundwater; underground water
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
relation; connection; affinity
Amazon (river, rainforest, etc.); Amazon (female warrior)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
sports-minded; sports-oriented
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
very popular; highly favoured
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
passing through without stopping; passing by
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
main cause; primary factor
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman