serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize