prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
competing; competition; auction
reflective water surface; reflecting water
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
source of river; fountainhead
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
championship; title (of champion)
fresco; mural; wall painting
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
fields (of rice and other crops)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
eating; bite (in fishing)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager