supply; provision; raising; procurement
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
to rush back; to run back
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
war; battle; match; game; competition
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)