stealthily; secretly; in secret
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
state secrets; secrets of the state
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
root; joint; base; crotch
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
good humour (humor); good mood
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)