sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to search for; to seek for; to look for
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
vocal sound; tone of voice
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
many communities (villages); cluster of plants
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
kickboard; flutterboard; float
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to burst (open); to break; to split