to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
head; brains; intellect; understanding
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
strong; powerful; strong (taste; e.g. of coffee)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
source of river; fountainhead
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
river which often overflows its banks
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
several years; a few years
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
on countless occasions; many a time
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)