river management; river improvement; flood control
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to surround; to crowd around
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to throw at; to turn; to raise
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to live; to reside; to inhabit
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch