finish; completion; the end
to head home; to leave for home
to chase; to run after; to pursue
poetic sentiment; poetic interest; poetic inspiration
to be expensive; to be costly
contract; compact; agreement
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
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to cry and shout; to scream
particularly; only; in the case of
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
abuse; misuse; perversion
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
cooperation; coordination; link
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject