lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
considerably; fairly; quite
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
without; but if; otherwise; or else
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
go that far; to that extent
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense