beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to order; to command; to appoint
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
long ago; a long time ago; already
not caring; not giving a damn
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
that; the matter in question
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
according to plan; as planned; on target
(turned out) all right in the end
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well