the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
standing tall; towering; soaring
long ago; a long time ago; already
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
absorption; suction; attraction
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
cocky; affected; pretentious; fresh; pompous