changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
sound (of a sentence); euphony
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
sunlight filtering through trees
green (esp. of trees, rocks, etc.)
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
serious condition; critical condition
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
column of water; water column
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
shoes strictly prohibited
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
the ocean; the great deep
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
for a while; for some time; for a period
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
declaration; statement; assertion
if we put this another way; in other words; put differently
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
terminus; terminal; end edge
point of departure; initial point; starting point
each time it happens; at all such times