Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
to force open; to push open
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
dispute; argument; contention
objection; dissent; protest
ancestor; forefather; foremother
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
discipline; training; teaching manners
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
retiring from military service
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk