to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
alternately; by turns; one after the other
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
direction of travel; direction of movement
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
sea level; (surface of) sea
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to run around; to bustle about
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to some extent; to a certain extent
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
smallish; on the small side
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
rest; break; recess; intermission
beach hut; beachside clubhouse