therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
wetting; love affair; lover
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
unfairness; injustice; partiality
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to tower over the surroundings
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
without; but if; otherwise; or else
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
finish; finishing; finishing touches
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to machine; to cut; to scrape
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to burrow through; to dig through
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services