to need; to call for; to require
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to like; to love; to be fond of
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to run around; to bustle about
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to taste; to try (food or drink)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here