heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
unqualified; without qualifications
maternity nerves; maternity neurosis
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
moment; brief space of time
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to spit out; to eject; to dump
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to clear up; to become cloudless
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
fixed interval; fixed period
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
easily; in no time; effortlessly
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)