rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
house built on sand; house of cards
to wash away; to rinse off
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
light rain; rain falling at a time of sadness; condoling rain
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
New Year's Eve; end of the year
lying face down; upside down; prone
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
another; different; something else
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
splish-splash; with a splash
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
image information; image data
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
what day?; what day of the week?
this and that; one thing or another
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
source of information; intelligence source; message source
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious