bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
defense; defence; protection
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
orphan; person without friends
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
waterproofing; waterproof finish
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
hey; listen; look here; I say
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating