mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
to recover consciousness; to come to
complete; whole; perfect; safe
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to degenerate; to lapse into
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
visual confirmation; sighting
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to squash; to crush; to flatten
falling object; fallen object
to boost; to force up; to push up
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
few decades; many decades; several decades
calamity; disaster; misfortune
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems