mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be right on target; to strike it rich
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
secret technique; secret art
putting into operation; invocation
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
one by one; one after another; successively
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle