landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
silence (not speaking); muteness
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
comparatively; relatively
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to have a talk; to tell a story
second day of the month; two days
to be transparent; to show through
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
choices; alternatives; options
assault; violence; damaging (someone)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)