bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
self-consciousness; self-awareness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
mountain road; mountain trail
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to rest; to relax; to repose
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run