(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
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
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
though; notwithstanding; although
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to apologize; to apologise
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that