muddy water; red-light district
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to be hot on a person's heels
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
the ocean; the great deep
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
audience; spectator; spectators
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
at that (very) moment; just then
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
straight course; straight-way; a straight
elaborate; exquisite; detailed