to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
in this way; along these lines; similarly
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
although; though; despite the fact that ...
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
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
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to collapse into; to flop onto
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
dressing oneself; personal grooming
to finish reading; to read through
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
moment; brief space of time
woman in childbirth; woman who is just about to give birth; woman who has just given birth
what shape?; what type?; which model?; which blood group?
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner