to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to die out; to become extinct
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
anecdote; brief (comic) story
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
in unison; as one; united
dull sound; muffled sound
marshland; wetland; swampland
to become frayed; to become loose
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to be hot on a person's heels
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious