to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
(short) rest; breather; break
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
stark naked; completely naked; nude
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
ramification; branching off
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
shrewd; smart (and wide-awake); inedible; uneatable; unable to support oneself; unable to keep body and soul together
waterfall; cataract; cascade
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to take off one's glasses
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly