futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
chance; opportunity; occasion
memories; recollections; reminiscence
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
yourself; himself; herself
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
diving; submerging; going underwater
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
national polity; National Athletic Meet
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
competitive swimming; swimming race
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
lasting (e.g. work); sustained (effort); prolonged; long-winded; verbose; wordy
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
to push aside; to push one's way through
family grave; ancestral grave; tomb
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
snake; serpent; large snake
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute