public holiday; celebration (of)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
growth period; growing season
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to walk away; to walk off
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
shoulder (of a road); berm
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to wring the neck; to strangle
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
muddy water; red-light district
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
such; this sort of; like this
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to need; to call for; to require