to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
to delight; to give pleasure
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
branchial respiration (breathing using gills)
swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
salty sea breeze; salt wind
drenched; soaked; romantically
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
merman; half man-half fish
gills; branchia; angle of the mandible; gonial angle
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
tide pool; rocky place where sea water remains after the tide draws out
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
aquatic (life); living in the water
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
nictitating membrane; haw
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
carrying out one's original intention
unsettled; pending; unresolved
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose