to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
difference; disparity; gap
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
right beside; close to; nearby
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
building (construction) site
ventilation fan; extractor fan
residence; living (at, in); abode
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
long hair (usu. of a man)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
three-way junction; three-way intersection
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about