riparian works; flood-control works
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
sincere; earnest; serious
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
suffix for familiar person
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
wherein; therein; thereinto
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately