gem; jewel; precious stone
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
mud; muddy; covered in mud
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to bubble; to foam; to froth
the right person in the right place
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to do earnestly; to get serious
to anticipate; to foresee
to wash away; to rinse off
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to finger; to tamper (with)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to set (sun); to become dark
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to rule; to govern; to administer
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
offender; criminal; culprit
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out