backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
while; even though; despite
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
like this; this sort; this way
flooding caused by overflowing of rivers (e.g. breaching levee banks)
to repeat; to do over again
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
scale; scope; plan; structure
to go past; to pass; to pass by
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
three; three years of age
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed