thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
memory; sense; experience
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
slight; thin; on the weak side
aim; goal; purpose; look; eyes; expression of eyes
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
submersion; inundation; being flooded
whole face; all over one's face
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
waste-water container (tea ceremony); slop jar; slop basin
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
moving about; stirring about
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
school rules; school regulations
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
completely relying on others
no matter how much time passes
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink