shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
fresco; mural; wall painting
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
marine life; marine organism
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
official name; formal name
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
besides; moreover; in addition
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
leaving (a library, museum, etc.); exiting