kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
feeling; sense; impression
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
river; stream; River; the ... river
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
curse; spell; malediction
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance