strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
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
to send or direct a person to
nothing but; none other than
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
while moving; on the move
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
lower reaches (e.g. of a valley); downstream sector
to lose one's footing; to slip
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
two years later; year after next
older brother; elder brother
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
mountain stream; mountain torrent
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued