whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
water's edge; waterside; shore
And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
fields (of rice and other crops)
store; reserve; stock; savings
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to start pestering (someone); to pick a fight (with); to start giving (someone) a hard time
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit upon their 100th birthday
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
prudent; thoughtful; discreet