deep emotion; strong feelings
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
anything and everything; just about everything
bank; weir; embankment; levee
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
water's edge; beach; foreshore
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
short and stout; small but wide around
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
to be filled to bursting; to burst
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around