mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
quantity or volume of water
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
above the knee; on one's lap
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
all around; as far as the eye can see
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
sweeping victory; easy victory
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to eat up; to consume (completely)
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
river management; river improvement; flood control
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)