flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
to get thin; to taper off
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
upper reaches of a river; upstream
from the viewpoint of; according to
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
reality; actuality; hard fact
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
factory; plant; mill; workshop
detour; circumvention; turning movement
baseball ground; baseball stadium
football pitch; soccer field
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
here and there; in places
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to crawl towards; to creep up to
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to slide down; to slip down