sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
(navigable) canal; waterway
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
weather-beaten; bleached skull
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to shake off; to throw off
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to put in order; to organize; to systematize
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to snap; to break (under pressure)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
short and stout; small but wide around
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
power; authority; jurisdiction
everybody; every last one of them; all
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt