to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to strike out; to start swimming
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
instability; insecurity; crankiness
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to exchange wooing cries; to cry (howl) to each other
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block