strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to drop; to lose; to let fall
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
living thing; living creature; animal; life
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
catch and release (fishing)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(person treated as a) plaything
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
coloured carp; colored carp
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to feel hungry; to get hungry
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
one's way back; one's way home
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour