clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
river; stream; River; the ... river
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to throw oneself (into an activity)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
soft hair; villus (intestinal)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
phantom; vision; illusion
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
bodily sensation; sense; experience
and; thereupon; because of that
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
expression; look; countenance; face
complete; whole; perfect; safe
at once; immediately; right now
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock