excelling; surpassing; outdoing
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump upon (a moving object)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
opposite side; other side
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to squeeze out; to wring out
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
submersion; inundation; being flooded
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
preparation; arrangements
covered in mud; mud-caked
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
difficult problem; challenge
prize money; monetary award; reward