to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
each place; various places
joint; seam; joining point
nod; inclination of the head
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
hidden room; secret chamber
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to compose; to put together
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
left breast; left side of the chest
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
close; intimate; on good terms
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
craving for the limelight