throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
several hundred million years
river; stream; River; the ... river
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away