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 provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to be needed; to be wanted
stealthily; secretly; in secret
finger flick to the forehead
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to laugh away; to laugh off
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to have a reason; to have an excuse
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment