crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to construct an embankment
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
block (of wood); chip; splinter
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
urban areas; the streets; town; city
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be amused or interested in
high-pitched; high in the instep
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to be conspicuous; to stand out
intention; idea; inclination; wish