detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
close; intimate; on good terms
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to drink up; to drain (cup)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
settlement; conclusion; summary
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to chase; to run after; to pursue
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
well known; well connected
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
directly opposite; right in front
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen