to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
somehow; for some reason or other
toxin; poisonous substance
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
absorption; suction; attraction
ectogenesis; outside the body
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
intensive; concentrated; focused
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
180 degrees; complete change
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
remaining years (of one's life)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
acid; sourness; sour taste
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by