compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to tighten; to press hard
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to crouch; to squat; to cower
anything and everything; just about everything
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
visual confirmation; sighting
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
future (usually near); prospects
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
very great; enormous; serious
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
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
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out