praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
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 exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
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
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
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 (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
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 (somebody 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
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
chair; stool; post; office; position
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)