to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
river; stream; River; the ... river
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
snake; serpent; large snake
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
event; phenomenon; matter
underestimation; undervaluation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible