going upstream; sailing against the current
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to tower over the surroundings
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
charcoal; charred remains
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
all over; all over the place; everywhere
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
group; bunch; crowd; group
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze