ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
several hundred; hundreds (of)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
barista; varistor; ballista; barrister