association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
only; merely; but; no more than
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
had better ...; had better not ...
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
wind; wind instrument; window
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
long time; long interval; for quite some time
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
one breath; chug!; drink!