gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
many; much; plenty; hardly
to attempt; to test; to try out
comparatively; relatively
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
failure; mistake; blunder
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to bawl; to cry; to scream
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
even though; despite; when
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to thrust or cast away; to look upon with detachment
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
desperately; for one's dear life
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
this and that; various things
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong