to smile a smile of satisfaction
freshwater shrimp; freshwater prawn; river shrimp
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
covered in mud; mud-caked
(only) one option; one possible choice
to wash clean; to cleanse
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to strangle; to constrict
as a child; when one was a child
person of common sense; common sense man
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
aquatic life; water creatures
based on; built on; made from
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
massive; bulk; block-like; aggregated; agglomerated
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to peel; to skin; to pare
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
living together; communal life; cohabitation
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels