to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
shorts; panties; knickers
fingering (of a musical instrument)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to make an appeal; to urge
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be muddy; to be slushy
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
release; emission; ejection
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
plump; chubby; voluptuous
along; parallel to; in accordance with