propulsive power; driving force
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
form; shape; figure; visage
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
observation; survey; watching
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme