to dry up completely; to become stale
body; physique; build; stature
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how many years; how long; what year
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
putting into operation; invocation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
vitality; (one's) life force
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
aggressiveness; aggression
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
way; course; the only way
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
last night; yesterday evening
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly