surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
early unofficial job offer; informal promise of employment
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
contract; compact; agreement
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
everything; anything; nothing
such; like that; in that way
to creep about; to crawl around
clear; precise; definite; distinct
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to be entwined; to be involved
composed expression; clear face
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up