going upstream; swimming upstream
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
number one; first; best; most; game; round
in accordance with; according to
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
near; close by; within reach; familiar
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
wired; cabled; communication by wire
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
interception; monitoring; tapping
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
locality; local area; limited area
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
massing (of troops); gathering
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
along the river; riverside
audio tape; magnetic tape
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to succeed; to bear fruit
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
several people; a few people
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten