on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
long ago; a long time ago; already
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
infancy; childhood; tender age
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to run about; to rush about
selflessness; being unselfish
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to push aside; to push one's way through
to carry out one's mission
melting; fusion; liquefaction
to dye; to colour; to color
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
right behind; just behind; directly behind
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up