early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
opposite bank; farther shore
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
Amazon River; Rio Amazonas
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
order; command; directions; instructions
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to sweep clean; to brush clean
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to throw into; to dump in together
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to surge (water or waves)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
sunlight; rays of the Sun
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck