dry riverbed; river beach
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
eccentric; crank; oddball
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
trio; gang of three; threesome
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
such ... as; or some such
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from