dry riverbed; river beach
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
nature park; natural park
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
in one's own way or style
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
like this; this sort; this way
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
only; merely; but; no more than
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
(in) the air; midair; sky
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
sea slug (various orthogastropod species, esp. of order Nudibranchia); nudibranch
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)