easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
thickness; profundity; depth
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to chase; to run after; to pursue
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to detain; to check; to restrain
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
salty sea breeze; salt wind
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to surround; to crowd around
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
Jack Purcell (type of tennis shoe)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to work without sleep or rest
beach hut; beachside clubhouse