shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
lakes and torrents of spring (overflowing with water)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to get back together (with a former partner)
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
day of spring; spring sun
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom