to be prolonged; to drag on
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to begin to walk; to set out
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
scorpionfish; marbled rockfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
official divorce registration papers
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
being too late; losing one's final chance
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances