waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
anything and everything; just about everything
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
like this; in this way; as you see
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
home area; home town; local
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
showing no signs of ...; extremely unlikely to ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
they; those guys; those fellows
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
detour; circuitous route; diversion
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable