to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
treatment; service; handling; management
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
along; parallel to; in accordance with
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
regulation; adjustment; control
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
strong-willed; strong of heart
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray