floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
billow; surge; large wave
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
directly under; falling perpendicularly
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to triumph; to be elated with success
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt