place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
un-; non-; negative prefix
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
short distance; short range; short-haul
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
water sports (esp. swimming and diving); swimming competition
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
riverside; edge of a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
accumulation; accumulate; store
the future; future prospects
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
going upstream; swimming upstream