to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to glare at each other; to confront each other
any more; any further; any better; any longer
quarrel; dispute; argument
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
growing thickly; growing densely
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
beforehand; in advance; previously
river; stream; River; the ... river
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone