drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
running water; flowing water; stream
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
almost every day; almost daily
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
dry riverbed; river beach
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
one end; an end; part; fragment
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
for example; for instance; e.g.
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be erected; to be built