to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
summer cold (illness); summer flu
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to call again; to call someone back
to come back; to return; to recur
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
different thing; another question; different case
object of romantic interest
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
it's not like; it isn't as if
moment by moment; hour by hour
throbbing (pain); pounding
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
menial; meanness; servility; abject