embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to fly around; to scatter
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
measurement error; calculation error
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
standing firm; holding out
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
memories; recollections; reminiscence
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
the ocean; the great deep
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
choices; alternatives; options
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)