bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
contradiction; inconsistency
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
dispersing; breaking up; running away
sanity; consciousness; soberness
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
having said that; on the other hand
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
no loss or gain; coming out even
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
suggestion; hint; implication