boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
black mold (Aspergillus niger); black mould
breakthrough; great discovery
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
last week; the week before
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the whole day; all the day
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
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)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
of course; certainly; naturally
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
without cause; without reason
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless