affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
voluntary; optional; free; elective
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
to temper thoroughly; to train well
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
coastal waters; adjacent seas
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
big catch (fishing); good haul
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
main; principal; chief; primary; major
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
secret base; hideout; hidden position
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
company president; manager; director
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
fluent (in a language); flowing
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
culture fluid; culture solution; broth
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person