downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to some extent; to a certain extent
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
power; might; authority; influence
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
water used for firefighting; water used to put out fires; channel supplying firefighting water; drinking-water source (of a castle or fort); enclosure securing a castle's water supply
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
you (plural); all of you; you all
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
police officer; policeman; constable
fire brigade; fire company