ago; since; before; previous
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
dozens; scores of; decades
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wash away; to rinse off
near; close by; within reach; familiar
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
drinking water; potable water
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
overlay; overlay (segment)
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
light blue; pale blue; aqua
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
reset; fresh start; new beginning