ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
whatever the case; under any circumstances
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
hedge; fence; border; limit
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to apologize; to apologise
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
rest; break; recess; intermission
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
filtration; filtering; percolation
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home