dripping wet; soaked; drenched
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
because of; owing to; due to
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
convenient; handy; useful
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(some) more; even more; longer; further
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
older brother; elder brother
such; like that; that sort of; very
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
novel; original; new; innovative
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to do someone in; to bump someone off