stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to stiffen; to become stiff
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to blow off; to be blown off
to jar; to creak; to grate
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
in and out movement (esp. during intercourse); pistoning
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
love story; romance; love affair
winter vacation; winter holidays
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
full dress; formal dress; uniform
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
audience (with a person of high standing)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded