sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
at that time; in those days
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to hide; to keep to oneself
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
pitch dark; total darkness
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shed light; to cast light
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
small fraction; small proportion
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
every person; every mouth; every entrance
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...