tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
manners; behavior; behaviour
very young; little; childish; immature
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
outward appearance; looks
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled