severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
forgetting; lapse of memory
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
a glance; a look; a glimpse
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling