to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to cut; to slit; to slash
river; stream; River; the ... river
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
news; word; tidings; omen
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
every person; each one; everybody
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
chance meeting; fortuitous encounter
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
good feeling; feeling good
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing