quantity or volume of water
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
vise; jack; vice; immorality; vice-
gender; distinction of sex; sex
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
nervousness; oversensitivity
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
under one's arm; (in) the armpit