licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
warm air (e.g. from a heater); (arch.) spring breeze
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
one round; going around; making a round (of); first anniversary of a person's death
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
hidden meaning; symbolism; moral (of a story); allegorical meaning
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
rugged (mountains); craggy; jagged
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
well-matched contest; (lit.) fight between a dragon and a tiger
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
apple of one's eye; one's jewel
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate