submersion; inundation; being flooded
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
just one person; only one
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
joint struggle; common (united) front
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
covered in mud; mud-caked
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to show signs of; to appear
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
sweating easily; profuse sweater
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
platform; home; home base; home plate
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
near; close; beside; third person