place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
meanwhile; in the meantime
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
popular name; common name; given name
for dear life; barely escaping alive
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to run about; to rush about
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
entreaty; supplication; petition
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
tattling; telling on (someone)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
beforehand; in advance; previously
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
notification; pre-1886 administrative order