bank; weir; embankment; levee
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
dry riverbed; river beach
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
play equipment; playground equipment
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to forget completely; to leave behind
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
river surface; surface of a river
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray