the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
in deep black; in jet black
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
central part; heart (of a city)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
midsummer; height of summer
remains; corpse; (dead) body
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
transport ship; troop ship
river; stream; River; the ... river
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
comparatively; relatively
opposite bank; farther shore
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
going upstream; swimming upstream