outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
sign; indication; omen; symptom
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
source of information; intelligence source; message source
mistress; lover; prostitute
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
food and drink; eating and drinking
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
government worker; public servant; civil servant
son and heir; son who will succeed one
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
social; societal; societary
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
willpower; energy; vitality
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
sulfuration; sulphuration
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha