the ocean; the great deep
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
metre; meter; meter; gauge
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
door; gate; opening; title page
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
considerably; fairly; quite
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
how; in what way; how about
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
beyond this point; from now on; after this
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
scenery; scene; landscape
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell