swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
face; looks; vestiges; trace
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
directions; instructions; orders; command
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
undisputed; entirely; perfect
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
on the occasion of; at the time of
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
preface; introduction; preamble
river; stream; River; the ... river
within the jurisdiction of
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
period of youth; while young
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint