joke; playfulness; kidding around
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
decisive battle of brief duration
short-distance race; sprint
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
health care worker; medical personnel
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
being startled; getting a shock
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
capillary; capillary vessel
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
walking briskly; determinedly
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
failing to practice what one preaches
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)