eighth day of the month; eight days
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
surface of a board or record
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to break the silence; to break one's silence
starting point; starting line
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness