if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to examine someone's expression
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
low spirits; depressed heart
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
scenery; scene; landscape
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning