lately; recently; nowadays
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
catastrophe-level; catastrophical
towel wrapped around a woman's head
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
oppressive pain; tenderness; pressure pain
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fan; to incite; to instigate
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
river; stream; River; the ... river
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
in the morning; during the morning
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
speech and conduct; words and deeds