drinking water; potable water
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
consequence; outcome; result; blame
conviction; belief; confidence
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
official business; public business
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to look around; to survey
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
please sit down; please have a seat
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to exchange; to interchange
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to observe carefully; to make sure
deadly serious; deadly earnest