to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to close (one's eyes); to shut
(sound of one's) heartbeat
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
nod; inclination of the head
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
here and there; everywhere
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
billow; surge; large wave
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to formularize (a theory); to formularise
one by one; one each; one at a time
quick-witted; quick to understand
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback