wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to bubble; to foam; to froth
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to strike out; to start swimming
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
as before; as ever; as it was originally
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
tail (animal); tail end; tip
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
to exchange wooing cries; to cry (howl) to each other
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless