at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to some extent; to a certain extent
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
kickboard; flutterboard; float
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
bottom; underside; base; base (of a polyhedron)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
encouragement; cheering on
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
when; how soon; how long until
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
already; now; no longer; not any more
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless