sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
counter for drops of liquid
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
firm; strong; solid; stable
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
confusion; distraction; derangement
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
progress; advance; improvement; development
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
nothing but; none other than
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to look after (often medically); to take care of
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
several years; a few years
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)